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olejorgenbyesterday at 6:01 PM2 repliesview on HN

Chat control 1.0

"A temporary derogation from the ePrivacy Directive that allowed (but did not require) providers to scan private messages of unsuspected users for potential child sexual abuse material."

Does that imply it's currently not allowed?

EDIT: apparently not enforced at least:

"Chat Control 1.0 expires

The legal ground for voluntary, indiscriminate scanning ends. Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Snap state they will continue scanning private messages regardless. "


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closuregardenyesterday at 6:04 PM

Yes, the derogation expired on 4 April 2026.

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inigyouyesterday at 9:12 PM

This should not be put in the same category as Chat Control 2.0. Doing so severely dilutes the brand Chat Control.