Context: Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption

“By making a minor concession EU governments hope to find a majority next week to approve the controversial ‘chat control’ bill. According to the proposed child sexual abuse regulation (CSAR), providers of messengers, e-mail and chat services would be forced to automatically search all private messages and photos for suspicious content and report it to the EU. To find a majority for this unprecedented mass surveillance, the EU Council Presidency proposed Tuesday that the scanners would initially search for previously classified CSAM only, and even less reliable technology to classify unknown imagery or conversations would be reserved to a later stage. The proposed „deal“ will be discussed by ambassadors tomorrow and could be adopted by ministers next week.”

Source: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-control-2-0-eu-governments-set-to-approve-the-end-of-private-messaging-and-secure-encryption/

  • sexy_peach@feddit.de
    M
    66·
    1 year ago

    As if European state governments aren’t also stupid and would come up with this idea.

    The EU sucks sometimes but where ever you live in the EU your gov would totally come up with this on their own…

    • MentalEdge@ani.social
      201·
      1 year ago

      Obviously. The point is that it’s the kind of thing that will make me reject the very society I’m living in, and I would change it wholly to avoid this.

      If the source was my own government, for the first time in my life, I’d be considering moving to a new country.

    • MinekPo1 [She/Her]@lemmygrad.ml
      7·
      1 year ago

      I will just remind yall that an state in the EU has admitted to having access to the Pegasus spyware.

      Pegasus is a program that is used by services combating crime and corruption in many countries…It would be bad if the Polish services did not have this type of tool

      - Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice party as quoted by the Verge (first article I found)

      He is also quoted as saying that claims that Pegasus had been used against political opponents are “utter nonsense”.

      The Polish controversy was started when the spyware was found on a opposition members phone.

      The Law and Justice party, according to polls (and some Poles), is set to win the largest number of seats in tomorrows election, though they might struggle to form a government.

      We are doomed aren’t we.