EU allows temporary tracking of child sexual abuse in encrypted messaging apps
28 Jul 2026Effective: 24 Jul 2026198 views
Who is affected:
Providers of encrypted messaging apps and interpersonal communications operating in the EU
Summary
Messaging apps without phone numbers will be able to analyze content to detect child sexual abuse. This is a temporary exception to European privacy rules.
Detailed analysis
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Regulation (EU) 2026/1881 establishes a temporary exception to the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/CE) to allow providers of interpersonal communication services independent of numbering —such as encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal or similar— to process personal and content data for the purpose of detecting, re…
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