Wazafak — Policy

The EU has two proposed Chat Control laws, 1.0 and 2.0, which are moving through institutions in parallel, causing contradictory news. Chat Control 1.0 has been revived, while Chat Control 2.0 remains unagreed.

The European Parliament has passed the Chat Control regulation, allowing for the scanning of private messages for child sexual abuse material. The move has been met with criticism from civil rights activists and IT security researchers, who warn of mass surveillance and unacceptably high error rates of AI scans.

The European Parliament has approved an urgent procedure to fast-track legislation that would revive the EU's expired private message scanning rules, setting up a decisive vote on July 9.

The KIDS Act would require age checks to get online, pushing online services to verify users' ages and restricting online speech.

California's proposed 3D printer surveillance scheme threatens privacy and choice for users, and its effectiveness is questionable. The scheme mandates print-blocking algorithms that can be easily circumvented, and its implementation may harm law-abiding users.