**[Analysis: The EU's Regulatory Threat on Chat Control Could Lead to Risks of Centralized Surveillance]** According to a report by Jinse Finance, the European Union recently came close to passing a proposal called "Chat Control," which would enable large-scale surveillance of private communications. The proposal faced strong opposition from various sectors of society, as it would mandate service providers to scan all private messages. The proposal was ultimately rejected because Germany refused to support it. Among EU member states, only nine countries opposed the proposal, 12 supported it, and six remained undecided. This narrow voting result highlights the fragility of legal consensus surrounding privacy. Even within the EU, which has the *Charter of Fundamental Rights*, the *Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles*, and some of the world's strictest personal data protection laws, policymakers are increasingly viewing privacy and encryption as issues requiring careful scrutiny rather than as critical attributes of digital infrastructure that must be defended. The flawed argument that security demands and justifies large-scale surveillance is gaining more traction on the regulatory agenda, a development that is deeply concerning.