Kirill Abramov's personal blog

Founder & CEO, UmbrellaX LLP

This is where I write about end-to-end encryption, post-quantum cryptography, jurisdictional risk, and the design decisions behind UmbrellaX. Personal opinions, not press releases.

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Regulation

Forecast: will EU Chat Control pass by end of 2027?

UmbrellaX forecast on CSAR. Current probability 30%. Rationale, factors that would move it up or down, resolution criteria, and revision schedule.

May 1 forecast 5 min

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Regulation

EU Chat Control explained: the bill, the votes, and why E2EE cannot survive it

What the EU Chat Control regulation actually says, the voting timeline through April 2026, and why mandatory client-side scanning is mathematically incompatible with end-to-end encryption.

Apr 30 analysis 5 min