# Oppose EU Chatcontrol

<sup>2021-07-21</sup>

It just came to my attention that the EU has voted _in favor_ of Chat Control.
Chat Control allows them to **_read all of your_** messages! This includes
every single mail, chat message ... you send to anyone.

This is not the end of the story however. For autumn 2021, they will attempt
to make this _mandatory_. **This must be opposed** as it will have a serious
negative impact on our liberties.


## "I have nothing to hide"

You may hear this often from a select few people. This is simply untrue
and it is easy to argue against: are you comfortable with telling the public
every single detail about your private life? If not, you do indeed have
something to hide. This is a right every living being should have.

The commision may pretend it will be only used for "good" purposes, but it
won't be: there _will_ be many false flags and there is no guarantee your
data will be safe from malicious people, e.g. hackers, blackmailers ...


## More info

The site **[chatcontrol.EU][chatcontrol]** goes in much more detail. I urge
you to read it as it explains very well why chat control must be opposed.




[chatcontrol]: https://chatcontrol.eu