Politics                   Chatkontrolle 2.0            12 November 2025


   Today in Brussels, a closed-door session of an EU working group will
   discuss Chatkontrolle 2.0.  This legislative package would entirely
   strip EU citizens of their right to private communications.  Rather
   amusing that only recently I wrote about EU parliamentarians
   proclaiming their victory over this idiotic bill, whilst in reality
   they're now preparing to push through an even more aggressive version
   via the back door.

   The original bill mandated direct scanning obligations for all
   messenger applications, which have now been scrapped and replaced
   with a new loophole forcing messengers like WhatsApp to take "all
   appropriate risk mitigation measures."  This means proper end-to-end
   encryption will cease to exist.  The implication is that "AI" will be
   deployed for mass scanning of personal correspondence and metadata of
   all citizens, searching for suspicious keywords and signals.

   And naturally, Denmark's grasping hands want to put an end to all
   anonymity and identify every messenger user via identity documents
   and facial photographs, just to create an account in email (the last
   bastion of decentralisation, mind you) and messaging apps.  Where
   have I seen this before?  Perhaps they should simply import the MAX
   messenger from Russia straightaway?  It's as if they're copying
   everything wholesale, honestly.

   In short, states are once again attempting to push through total
   surveillance legislation under the guise of protecting children.  As
   I've said before, turning Europe into a dictatorship would cost
   nothing at all.  Considering that not a single one of my German
   acquaintances has ever even heard of this law, it'll be dead simple
   to accomplish.  No one will notice, no one will kick up a fuss.
   Brainwashing Europeans is no more difficult than brainwashing
   Russians.  Especially when Europeans themselves reckon "they've
   nothing to hide."  There and here alike, most people are energy-
   efficient.





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