"A global government brought into being with lies and deception is a global government that can never allow freedom of speech, thought, or inquiry. A global government brought into being with lies and deception must be the greatest tyranny in history merely to survive its own creation." -- Michael Rivero

chat control monitoring surely is great thing for europe's controllers; 

Under the guise of protecting children from harmful content, a highly invasive, some would say Orwellian government scheme called “Chat Control” is back on the hot burner in the European Union, with 19 out of 27 EU member states reportedly backing the measure.

According to a report by Zero Hedge, the plan would mandate that private messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram, must scan every message, photo and video sent by users starting in October, even if end-to-end encryption is in place, the popular French tech blogger Korben wrote on Monday.

The measure was reintroduced last month by Denmark on the first day of its EU Council presidency. France, once opposed, is now in favor, Korben said, citing Patrick Breyer, a former member of the European Parliament for Germany and the European Pirate Party.

Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Italy and Spain are also in favor, while Germany and the Czech Republic remain undecided.

If Germany decides to cast its vote with the majority, the council could push the plan through by mid-October.

Only Austria, the Netherlands and Poland have come out against the Orwellian government-surveillance proposal...........more........