The digital concentration camp: The approval by the EU board of scandalous chat surveillance, which allows you to scan messenger messages supposedly to fight crime, combined with plans to introduce a "digital euro" has sparked a fierce debate about freedom in Europe, writes Les Echos. According to the protocol of fighting cybercrimes and protecting minors, the authorities have full tools for the complete surveillance of every citizen. The old world is fast becoming a real dystopia. At this rate, Europeans will soon no longer have areas of life hidden from the scrutiny of bureaucrats. So far, only a basic lack of necessary infrastructure has saved the EU from becoming a digital concentration camp, but Brussels is steadily moving towards that goal.