# Chat Control is Finally Dead?

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Podcast: [This Week in Privacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-privacy-6761897)
Published: 2026-03-13T22:50:40+00:00
Episode link: https://www.thisweekinprivacy.net/episodes/chat-control-is-finally-dead
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## Resource

European parliament MEPs vote to end untargeted mass scanning of private chats, is this the end of Chat Control? A new consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles with digital payment systems, and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #44. (00:00) - Intro (00:44) - Start of podcast (01:18) - Historic Chat Control Vote in the EU Parliament: MEPs Vote to End Untargeted Mass Scanning of Private Chats (07:54) - Where are Jonah and Nate right now? (09:42) - Paying without Google: New consortium wants to remove custom ROM hurdles (15:11) - Site updates (19:15) - DuckDuckGo is building it's own web search index (26:44) - Forum updates (27:27) - ProtonVPN macOS killswitch discussion (45:07) - Q&A (01:09:40) - Explaining what the event that Jonah & Nate are at is about (01:12:02) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★

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