Showdown in Strasbourg: The unexpected return of Chat Control 1.0
Summary
Showdown in Strasbourg reports that the European Parliament approved a renewed extension of Chat Control via an urgency motion with a 331 to 304 vote and 11 abstentions, enabling a plenary vote before the summer break. The piece outlines the aim to reinstate a transitional regulation that allows scans of private chats, emails, and messenger services for CSAM, while raising privacy and civil liberties concerns. It also notes procedural tactics, opposing and supporting arguments, and mentions AI-scan performance concerns raised by IT security researchers.