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Germany's position has been reverted to UNDECIDED.
Despite expressing concerns about breaking end-to-end encryption, Germany refrained from taking a definitive stance on the Chat Control proposal during the September 12th LEWP meeting. A willingness to negotiate and compromise remains.
This is an unfortunate development as Germany is crucial to defeating Chat Control.
Derzeit ist eine Einigung zur Chatkontrolle auf Ebene der EU-Mitgliedstaaten im Rat noch nicht absehbar. Doch ob etwa die Ablehnung aus Deutschland zum massenhaften Scannen privater Kommunikation weiter hält, ist ungewiss.
