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Ban client side scanning (CSS) of private communications on personal devices

Submitted by Anna Langley on Friday 16th January 2026

Published on Monday 23rd February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 23rd August 2026

Current Signatures: 63
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Actor ~ Citizens ~ Code ~ Convention ~ Democrats ~ Digital ~ european convention ~ Europeans ~ Freedom ~ Human Rights ~ Illegal ~ Liberty ~ Mass ~ Message ~ Messages ~ PRIVACY ~ Protecting ~ Safeguarding ~ Scan ~ security ~ Side ~ Target ~ technology ~ Universities ~ Viewing

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 63 signatures in total, with signatories from 57 constituencies. That makes it the 1,341st most popular open petition, and the 26,560th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 20% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 5% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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