The European Commission lost the Chat Control 2.0 battle over access to end-to-end encrypted data. By the summer 2026, they will be back with their next attempt: Going Dark. This time some EU member states want to include VPN services.
The Going Dark initiative, or ProtectEU as the Commission now calls it, wants to “enable law enforcement authorities to access encrypted data in a lawful manner”. This is a Chat Control 3.0 attempt.
After such bs I would like to know why they’re still breathing but the reason probably is that people are so distracted that you can just do the reverse Robinhood and they will not notice.
Who the hell keeps trying to destroy privacy controls and why are they still in office?
After such bs I would like to know why they’re still breathing but the reason probably is that people are so distracted that you can just do the reverse Robinhood and they will not notice.