The European Commission lost the Chat Control 2.0 battle over access to end-to-end encrypted data. By the summer 2026, they will be back with their next attempt: Going Dark. This time some EU member states want to include VPN services.
The Going Dark initiative, or ProtectEU as the Commission now calls it, wants to “enable law enforcement authorities to access encrypted data in a lawful manner”. This is a Chat Control 3.0 attempt.
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Mullvad VPN
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in reply to Mullvad VPN • • •Mullvad has spent the last three years opposing Chat Control 2.0 – even though the law would have affected our business positively.
We will continue to fight Going Dark with full force, regardless of whether VPNs are included or not. If VPNs are included, and if Going Dark becomes law, we will never spy on our customers no matter what.
Toni Aittoniemi
in reply to Mullvad VPN • • •They will never stop either. The yearning to control ”for safety” is a built-in bug of the authoritarian mind.
The other side of the desire to rule is the yearning to submit.
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in reply to Mullvad VPN • • •Sr. Estegosaurio 🦕
in reply to Mullvad VPN • • •There are a gazillion other policies to ruin our lives, they could at least bring something new.
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in reply to Mullvad VPN • • •"enable law enforcement authorities to access encrypted data in a lawful manner"
What a wild way to say "it's currently illegal for us to spy on you like this, but we want to change that."
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in reply to Mullvad VPN • • •Keep the good job up @Mullvad VPN so far you did not deceived me.
Claudio Zizza 🦜
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Unknown parent • • •@zahox >Hey Mullvad. How will you make sure to not spy on us as customers
Because they have literally no idea who you are.
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