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Signal Foundation Warns Against EU's Plan to Scan Private Messages for CSAM

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STIX ID: report--7718b62d-616b-51bc-b980-e7ff6db38f72

Feed Name: The Hacker News

Date Published: 2024-06-18

Date Updated: 2026-05-08

Author: [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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The article covers controversy over an EU proposal that would require messaging services to scan user content for CSAM before encryption, highlighting strong opposition from Signal, Proton, Threema, and digital-rights organizations who warn such measures would undermine end-to-end encryption and enable mass surveillance; it also notes lawmaker debate and a delayed vote amid resistance from several member states.

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