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EU 'chat control' law mustn't allow mass surveillance, Slovenian watchdog says

( September 5, 2025, 14:17 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A proposed EU law to police online child sexual abuse material, known as CSAM, must not justify mass surveillance, Slovenia's privacy watchdog said today. It should “strictly respect the principle of proportionality and necessity and must include safeguards to prevent unfounded mass surveillance of communications," Slovenian Information Commissioner Jelena Virant Burnik said. The proposal, which allows control over private communications, returns to EU lawmakers for debate this fall.The statement follows (in Slovenian). ...

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