"Law enforcement experts and policymakers are due to meet on 12 September to decide on proposals to require technology companies, such as Signal and WhatsApp, to scan all encrypted messages and communications before they are transmitted. The Danish presidency of the EU Council is pushing for a vote on the proposals, dubbed "Chat Control" - which advocate mass scanning of mobile phones and computers to identify suspected child abuse material sent by encrypted communications services used by the pubic - by 14 October."
"More than 500 cryptographers and security researchers signed an open letter on 9 September, warning that the proposals are technically unfeasible and would "completely undermine" the security and privacy of all European citizens by creating vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers and hostile nation states. The encrypted messaging service WhatsApp is among the technology companies to have raised concerns about the European Union's (EU) draft proposals. "The latest proposal from the presidency of the Council of the EU breaks end-to-end encryption and puts everyone's privacy, freedom and digital security at risk," a spokesperson told Computer Weekly."
Law enforcement experts and policymakers are scheduled to meet on 12 September to decide whether to require technology companies to scan all encrypted messages before transmission. The Danish presidency seeks a Council vote by 14 October on proposals labeled "Chat Control" that would mass-scan devices to detect suspected child abuse material. More than 500 cryptographers warned the proposals are technically unfeasible and would completely undermine security and privacy by creating exploitable vulnerabilities. WhatsApp and other services have raised concerns that the proposals would break end-to-end encryption and put privacy, freedom and digital security at risk. The European Commission first proposed mandatory scanning in 2022 but the plans were previously blocked.
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