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Well, it ain't just the EU :/
Our right to privacy is under attack basically globally (EU, USA, England, Australia, maybe more, but those I'm aware off).
Being wrapped into bullshit reasons "to protect the children" or "to fight crime", which won't help, since malicious actors and creative kids will find work arounds for such measures.
The truth is likely more to put a oppressive surveillance police state into place. Where opposition can more easily be tracked down and silenced.
Now it's more important then ever before to protect your rights to privacy. Since rights are easily eroded by politicians, but very hard to re-gain afterwards.
E.g. look at Russia, where you accidentally slit your throat while shaving if you try to voice yourself against Putin.
Don't forget the UK as well!
Canada is doing it too.
Whether that survives the well entrenched right to privacy in the Canadian judiciary, who knows.