A leaked document obtained by WIRED reveals that Spain has advocated for banning encryption for millions of people within the European Union. The document, a European Council survey of member countries’ views on encryption regulation, shows strong support among EU member states for proposals to scan private messages for illegal content. The proposed law would require tech companies to scan their platforms, including users’ private messages, to find illegal material. However, the proposal from Ylva Johansson, the EU commissioner in charge of home affairs, has drawn criticism from cryptographers and privacy advocates for its potential impact on end-to-end encryption. Of the 20 EU countries represented in the document leaked to WIRED, most said they are in favor of some form of scanning encrypted messages with Spain’s position emerging as the most extreme.