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Its official! Germany will not agree to Chat Control  here's everything we
know

Date:
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:53:27 +0000

Description:
EU members are again expected to share their final position on the
controversial Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) on October 14.

FULL STORY

It's official  Germany is voting against the controversial Child Sexual Abuse
Regulation (CSAR). 

 Chat Control seeks to introduce an obligation for all messaging apps
operating in Europe to scan all URLs, pictures, and videos shared by their
users in the lookout for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). 

Yet, the proposal has been attracting strong criticism for the implications 
on privacy and security. 

On Wednesday (October 7, 2025), German Federal Justice Minister Stefanie 
Hubig said that random chat monitoring must remain taboo in a constitutional
state. For this reason, "Germany will not agree to such proposals at the EU
level," said Hubig. 

The German government nonetheless reiterated the need for progress in the
fight against child pornography at the EU level. 

"I am committed to this. But even the worst crimes do not justify the
surrender of fundamental civil rights," Hubig added. "A major victory for
digital privacy" 

The announcements come after weeks of mixed messages coming from the German
government, right ahead of a crucial meeting set for October 14. 

After joining the countries opposing mandatory chat scanning in September, 
the nation was among the countries that had been shifting their positions
ahead of the important day when it went back to the undecided list. 

The country has been thought to be a decisive nation, with the CSU-led 
Federal Ministry of the Interior reportedly putting pressure on the German
Federal Ministry of Justice (SPD) to back up the law.

The decision to reject Chat Control has been welcomed by many. 

Former MEP for the German Pirate Party and digital rights jurist, Patrick
Breyer, sees the move as "a major victory for digital privacy." 

 Encryption is indeed the tech that the likes of Signal, WhatsApp, Proton 
Mail , and even the best VPNs use to scramble the content of our messages 
into an unreadable form to prevent unauthorized access and keep our
communications private and secure. 

"This is a tremendous victory for freedom and proves that protest works," 
said Breyer. "But the threat is not gone. The proponents of Chat Control will
use every trick in the book and will not give up easily." 

On a similar note, Internet Society's Senior Director for European Government
and Regulatory Affairs, David Frautschy, told TechRadar: "The Danish proposal
remains on the table, and its core flaw remains unchanged: it would mandate
client-side scanning of everyones private messages, analyzing images on the
senders device before encryption." 

The EU Council is, in fact, set to meet with the EU Justice Minister on
October 14. What was previously thought to be only a formal sign-off would 
now decide whether or not the proposal will land in the Parliament for the
final trilogue negotiations. 

Privacy campaigners, however, said they are ready to keep combat against any
plans to weaken encryption. 

"We will keep fighting until this proposal is defeated once and for all, and
the privacy of our digital lives is secure for everyone," said Breyer. "Now 
is the moment to support the civil rights organizations that made this 
victory possible, so we are prepared for the fight ahead."

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/its-official-germany-will-n
ot-agree-to-chat-control-heres-everything-we-know

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