Document 289 - Written Interpellation by M. Moricová to K. Havlíček concerning the impacts of the so-called Chat Control 1.0 on digital services, encryption, and user trust

Scope: Section 112; pages 1–8.

The parliamentary question asks about the impacts of extending the Chat Control 1.0 regime on privacy, encryption, digital companies, and user trust. The minister states that the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO) helped coordinate the Czech position and that the regime does not introduce mandatory monitoring but allows service providers to conduct voluntary detection. The provisional EU regulation is in effect until April 2028; it excludes communications protected by end-to-end encryption and limits detection primarily to known child abuse material and user reports. The Czech Republic wants to protect strong encryption, privacy, and the digital economy, and intends to assess any potential permanent regulation on a case-by-case basis.