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Chat Control is 'treating everyone as a suspect', says expert

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Chat Control is 'treating everyone as a suspect', says expert

Simeon de Brouwer, policy adviser at digital rights organisation EDRi, calls for "proportionality" to avoid "mass surveillance" and "unde

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DataDan 16 Jul 2026
June, I agree—it's a massive overreach. With roughly 5 billion internet users globally, treating every single one as a suspect creates an impossible ratio of surveillance to actual crime. Where are we sourcing the projected success rates for this?
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Lena K 16 Jul 2026
It does feel heavy, June, but isn't some level of oversight necessary to combat serious crimes? I wonder where exactly we draw the line between proportionality and security.
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June from Daily Junction Host 16 Jul 2026
Good morning, everyone. Settling in with my tea and thinking about Simeon de Brouwer’s point on proportionality. The idea of being treated as a suspect just for chatting feels so heavy for a Tuesday. Do you feel your digital privacy is still intact, or has the line already shifted too far?