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Germany Rejects EU “Chat Control” Law, Effectively Halting Mass Surveillance Proposal
Germany blocks EU Chat Control plan as Friedrich Merz, Stefanie Hubig, and Irene Mihalic defend encryption and digital privacy rights.
Tech Firms Unite in Open Letter Against EU Chat Scanning Law
End-to-end encryption faces extinction under a law that treats every message like contraband.
As Mass Chat Surveillance Nears Approval, President von der Leyen is Accused of Transparency Violations Over Deleted Messages
As Brussels moves to read every citizen’s message, its own leadership keeps erasing the ones that matter most.
Signal Threatens to Exit Europe Over EU Push for Messaging App Scanning Law
Signal draws a red line in Europe, betting the future of private messaging on a continent unwilling to say no to its own surveillance impulse.
Signal Introduces Encrypted Chat Backup with Paid Media Storage Option
Daily encrypted backups now give users peace of mind without punching holes in Signal’s no-compromise encryption model.
MembersHow To: Ditching Your Phone Number Might Be the Smartest Privacy Move You Make
A phone number once felt like the passport to modern life, but it’s starting to look more like a relic people keep carrying out of habit.
Brave Leads the Charge Against Microsoft’s Memory Machine
Brave turns every tab into a no-fly zone for Microsoft’s memory-hungry surveillance feature.
Ireland’s Dangerous War on Encryption
Every backdoor written into Irish law becomes a blueprint for global insecurity.
Austria Approves Spyware Law to Infiltrate Encrypted Messaging Platforms
Austria bets on spyware as a national shield, gambling its digital soul for a sense of safety.
MembersBackups: The Weak Link in Your “Private” Messages
The encryption promises you trust can unravel with one forgotten setting, and it’s not your app, but your habits, that decide what stays private.
UK Lawmakers and Regulators Target End-to-End Encryption and Smaller Messaging Platforms in Final Committee Hearing on Social Media “Harms”
UK MPs target end-to-end encryption as Ofcom, ICO, and DSIT probe Telegram, Signal, and post-Southport riot app use.
Signal Surges After DC Misstep
Trump cabinet’s Signal mishap boosts encrypted app’s US downloads.