The EU (still) wants to scan
your private messages and photos
The "Chat Control" proposal would mandate scanning of all private digital communications, including encrypted messages and photos. This threatens fundamental privacy rights and digital security for all EU citizens.
3
Member States Opposing
15
Member States Supporting
9
Member States Undecided
You Will Be Impacted
Every photo, every message, every file you send will be automatically scanned—without your consent or suspicion. This is not about catching criminals. It is mass surveillance imposed on all 450 million citizens of the European Union.
Mass Surveillance
Every private message, photo, and file scanned automatically: no suspicion required, no exceptions*, even encrypted communications.
Breaking Encryption
Weakening or breaking end-to-end encryption exposes everyone’s communications—including sensitive financial, medical, and private data—to hackers, criminals, and hostile actors.
Fundamental Rights
Undermines your fundamental rights to privacy and data protection, as guaranteed by Articles 7 and 8 of the EU Charter—rights considered core to European democratic values.
False Positives
Automated scanners routinely misidentify innocent content, such as vacation photos or private jokes, as illegal, putting ordinary people at risk of false accusations and damaging investigations.
Ineffective Child Protection
Child protection experts and organisations, including the UN, warn that mass surveillance fails to prevent abuse and actually makes children less safe—by weakening security for everyone and diverting resources from proven protective measures.
Global Precedent
Creates a dangerous global precedent enabling authoritarian governments, citing EU policy, to roll out intrusive surveillance at home, undermining privacy and free expression worldwide.
*EU politicians exempt themselves from this surveillance under "professional secrecy" rules. They get privacy. You and your family do not. Demand fairness.
Member State Positions
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Your privacy and freedoms are at risk. These policies will impact every European—your messages, photos, and private conversations will be scanned without your consent. But we have the power to stop this. Contact your MEPs now with a clear message: NO to mass surveillance. Your voice matters. Make it heard today.
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