Overview: Signal Foundation’s Warning on EU’s Plan to Scan Private Messages

The Signal Foundation has raised concerns over the European Union’s proposal to scan private messages for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), arguing it jeopardizes end-to-end encryption. Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal, emphasized that mass scanning undermines encryption and opens the door to broader surveillance, creating vulnerabilities exploitable by malicious actors. The EU’s plan includes “upload moderation” to scrutinize messages before encryption. This proposal reignites the debate on balancing privacy and public safety.

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