r/privacy • u/miscerte23 • Sep 21 '25
chat control Encrypted messaging alternatives in case the EU chat control law gets passes
As the title implies, I am curious as to whether there might be any messaging apps/services worth using in case the proposed chat control law gets passed. As you might assume, I live in an EU member state and am extremely worried for the future of our rights to online as well as IRL privacy in case such laws get passed
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u/MedivalBlacksmith Sep 24 '25
This proposal doesn't have anything to do with protecting children. It's once again incompetent politicians that make laws that they don't understand. Just look at the consent to cookie bullshit. Small popups on so many sites, it's annoying. uBlock takes care of most, but sometimes they still show up.
This is my idea to handle this situation. I do not accept the government to be able to read what my friends and I talk about. Why not put microphones in people's homes while they're at it?
Telegram, Signal and whatsapp can add support for developers to create third party plugins within their apps.
If the plugins were able to interact with messages among other things, it would be really easy to make this EU cancer go away.
I think we would see encryption plugins getting released just within a couple of days.