Denmark Bails on EU Chat Control – Privacy Wins, Techs Cheer, Governments Pout 😎🔒

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Out in the cold, Denmark, who has been steering the European ship, decided to toss overboard that blasted idea of spying on messaging. Imagine that-Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal-freshly encrypted and secure, just as they should be, and Denmark said, “Nope, we’re not doing that anymore.”

The scheme-fancy called Chat Control-was like a whale in the water last year, trying to swallow everything from illegal plots to the whisper of a conspiracy. They regurgitated it this year, only to find the critics-those pesky privacy folks-clinging to the lifeboats with cries of “You’ll kill encryption!”

So, Denmark pulled the proposal, and the message is clear: it’s voluntary, like asking a cat to take a bath. Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard chipped in, saying the whole thing would not be part of the EU’s new turtle race, and that tech giants still have the choice to poke through messages if they feel like it. How generous, right?

The clock’s ticking: April’s the deadline

And no, this isn’t just a game of political hide-and-seek. The current soft-skinned legal framework expires in April 2026, and Politiken-a mighty fine Danish newspaper-reported that if they don’t settle this mess, the EU will be left standing blindfolded, groping in the dark, with no tools to chase off the bad apples on encrypted messaging.

So Denmark’s backtracking is like slamming the brakes just before crashing into a digital iceberg, aiming to get a new-wait for it-framework rolling before the ship hits the iceberg.

Celebrations – Tech and Privacy Folks Pop Champagne đŸŸ

X, the once-tweeting bird, declared Denmark’s retreat a “major defeat for mass surveillance advocates.” They’re keeping a sharp eye on negotiations, ready to pounce if any more government snooping attempts appear on the horizon. Gotta love the watchdogs, right?

Patrick Hansen of Circle, the stablecoin whiz, cheered like he just won the lottery, calling it a “major win for digital freedoms in the EU.” Meanwhile, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, those noble defenders of privacy, believe the public pressure pushed the EU to take its scary ideas and shove them off the boat.

Lawmakers: Drop the Mass Surveillance Hype

Thorin Klosowski of the EFF, sounding like a wise old owl, told lawmakers to quit pretending they can break encryption like a twig and to focus on real solutions-solutions that don’t trample on human rights. Because no matter how much they wave their safety flags, encryption isn’t the problem-it’s the wall they keep hiding behind.

“This sort of surveillance isn’t just an overreach; it’s an outright attack on our basic rights. EU presidencies should drop these foolish plans and work on protecting privacy without turning us all into digital rats in a cage.”

And so the baton passes-Ireland’s next, in July 2026-ready to take the wheel and perhaps, just maybe, learn from Denmark’s lesson: keep your spying schemes on the shelf and let privacy be the real winner. Cheers to that! đŸ»

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2025-11-03 08:52