Chat control approved in EU

 It is a sad day for liberty and privacy in the EU.

Online platforms must monitor activity related to child abuse and take measures to limit the risks. take measures to limit for child abuse. 

Failing to do so, they can be fined. Platforms which are said to have a high risk of containing such material can be forced to implement measures by a national governing authority.

This implies that they will be required to scan all communication. Child abuse is being abused as an argument to scan all communication.

In Belgium we have a long standing right for private communication in postal letters (briefgeheim). We are now losing a part of our freedom.