Regulators must protect the architecture of freedom
The EU’s near-approval of Chat Control reveals regulatory threats to encryption. Web3 risks centralizing surveillance unless privacy becomes foundational.
Opinion by: Agata Ferreira, assistant professor at the Warsaw University of Technology
Recently, Europe came alarmingly close to approving mass surveillance of private communication through the proposed Chat Control regulation. The proposal faced intense backlash from the community, as it would have obliged providers to scan all private messages.
It was rejected only after Germany refused to support it. Just nine EU member states opposed the proposal, while 12 backed it and six remained undecided.