EU legislators have dropped plans to scan messaging apps, but privacy advocates can’t celebrate just yet.
The Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union has dropped plans to scan messaging apps, including WhatsApp and Signal.
The Chat Control 2 proposal to mass surveil user messages would see images, videos and URLs scanned by artificial intelligence (AI) to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
A vote on the controversial legislation was canceled on June 20 when it became clear it would not have enough support to pass.