Some good news - the EU's proposed Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse (aka Chat Control) has been withdrawn. According to a spokesperson, the proposal couldn't get a majority to approve it to be on the agenda so in the bin it goes. Don't get complacent however, as something similar is likely pop up next year when Hungary takes over Presidency of the EU Council as they've said in the past they're keen for this kinda thing. If you've forgotten, Chat Control would have made it mandatory for platforms to scan all communications for CSAM and report it to the police, including end-to-end encrypted messages. I don't think I need to explain why breaking end-to-end encryption is a bad idea.
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