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Tell the EU: Don't Break Encryption with "Chat Control"
The EU’s Chat Control law would scan private messages and weaken encryption. Sign Mozilla Foundation’s petition to defend privacy and protect our digital future.
The European Union is pushing a dangerous surveillance law called “Chat Control” that would force tech companies to scan everyone’s private messages — even those protected by end-to-end encryption. This proposal would force tech companies to use “client-side scanning” — so your private messages, photos, and files could be read before you send them, opening the door for hackers, corporations, and governments to spy on your data. Apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, iMessage, and Messenger, plus cloud services like iCloud, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive, could all be forced to scan your private messages, photos, and files before they’re sent or stored.
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