Overview

• Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig said Germany will not back an anlasslose chat control, arguing mass scanning of private messages has no place in a rule-of-law state.
• CDU/CSU leader Jens Spahn declared the parliamentary group against indiscriminate checks, likening it to opening every letter, and SPD figures voiced similar concerns.
• The Danish draft would require client-side scanning of users’ devices for child abuse material, reaching end-to-end encrypted services in ways critics say undermine secure communication.
• EU ambassadors are to take up the file today, with a reported Council vote on 14 October, and Germany’s stance is pivotal for whether a blocking minority persists.
• Broad opposition widened this week as Bitkom, eco, the German Child Protection Association, journalists’ and lawyers’ groups, and major messaging providers urged rejection and called for targeted, lawful alternatives.