Chat Control: The EU's CSEM scanner proposal
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🇫🇷 French: Traduction du dossier Chat Control 2.0 🇸🇪 Swedish: Chat Control 2.0🇳🇱 Dutch: Chatcontrole The End of the Privacy of Digital CorrespondenceChat control 2.0 on every SmartphoneThe current proposal Changes proposed by the European Parliament Positions of EU governments

We need to do something against this. The EU plans to apply a law for a chat control in the territory. The approval say that all the chats and the emails would be send to the government to do AI scanning to in fact “find the children abuses”, even when using apps with end-to-end encryption (the EU will ask the services to open their secrets keys… we know that Microsoft, Google and Facebook have already agreed to this. On the other hand Signal for example had said that they would leave the EU if this law will be applied). We need to counter this, because this restrict the privacy and the security of the citizens. Even if you’re not living in the EU, you should take a look because that could encourage others to do the same! Please take a look of the situation and make you your own idea of the case. Find out here the votes results for now, by countries and more… mepwatch.eu

Some others organizations criticized the approval, a open letter/petition was posted here : globalencryption.org

PS : I know that this was posted on the community a bit before (https://lemmy.world/post/16093632) but I think this is really important and the people should know it. That’s a really regrettable decision for the population. thx

  • nomad@infosec.pubEnglish
    1111·
    6 months ago

    As nobody has mentioned this yet. Vote! On Sunday all Germans vote on their representation in the EU. Vote for the pirate party or another progressive party. Vote out the grandpa’s and grandma’s that want to “protect” their adult children.

  • Lowlee Kun@feddit.deEnglish
    88·
    6 months ago

    As most child abuse happens in the homes by the parents or relatives, when can we expect 24/7 surveilance in our homes?

    Oh wait its not about protecting children, is it?

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    32·
    6 months ago

    So here in the states, teens who are romantically active sometimes sext each other (sometimes even as an alternative to actual sex). But law enforcement is very fond of regarding it as CSAM, even to the point of convicting teenagers of distribution. Of all fifty states, only Maine has carved out a defense for teen couples utilizing their phone cameras in a way that is ragingly common among adults.

    All fifty states have Romeo and Juliet laws so they recognize that teens sometimes have sex. But as it is, they’re not allowed to sext. (also R+J laws often don’t apply to same-sex couples).

    So I’m all curious how the EU plans to tackle this revelation

  • K4mpfie@feddit.deEnglish
    26·
    6 months ago

    I’m worried too but I doubt countries who voted against it will just lie down and turn over. I’m sure local courts will fight this on the grounds of national privacy laws. And just because the EU wishes this to be a thing doesn’t mean it’s happening too. The technological groundwork needs to be developed for this and I can imagine that some service will drag their feet at implementing that. At least that’s my unicorn utopia with rainbows I currently live in to bear this reality 🫠

    • mryessir@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      The EU will already have projects in development as far as my experience goes.

      What I do not know though but think applies: Such an act is legally binding for all member states. If they fight these things, they are allowed to propose at the EU court for adjustment in order to be aligned with the national law. This can postpone the national implementation for a few years.

      But it can only be revoked by a new act of the EU council.

      And they can simply ignore any new suggestion of the EU parliament if they like to.

    • foremanguy@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      34·
      6 months ago

      You know even without the law should consider deleting whatsapp and switched to signal or other private stuff

      • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
        8·
        6 months ago

        I would prefer Matrix or XMPP, they don’t have the risks regarding centralization and are thus far harder to censor.

        • foremanguy@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
          8·
          6 months ago

          For sure these are better for a more private and can avoid censorship far more easily, you can use Session as well, but the of Signal is really good because of their solid proved encryption. Snowden and others recommend it. Maybe not the absolute best but far away from the worst

          • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            6 months ago

            Signal is also great because it is easy to use, and works on all mobile platforms. It’s probably the easiest secure chat app to get people onboard with using.

          • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
            2·
            6 months ago

            Major XMPP clients now have implemented OMEMO - from what I understand, it’s very similar.

            My issue with Signal, aside from centralization and phone numbers, is how it is annoying to use without a smartphone.

              • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
                1·
                5 months ago

                First - it does still require one for registration, just no longer requires it to be public. Second - this still has nothing to do with the fact that desktop doesn’t allow registration and tells you to register from a smartphone instead.

      • cows_are_underrated@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        Yes, I try to avoid it, but its kinda ass, if you loose contact to literally everyone you know.

        I already use Signal and matrix for certain groups and contacts.

        • foremanguy@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          I can understand I’ve gone trough that as well, but you know it’s so much safer to use a more private messaging app, as example we suspect the Israeliens to use AI and WhatsApp to organize murders to suspected pro Palestinians people, based on their groups on whatsapp…

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
    24·
    6 months ago

    Spain has consistently been a major proponent of mandating this stuff, from what I’ve read in the past. I assume that this relates to wanting to deal with their secessionist movements.

    • foremanguy@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      10·
      6 months ago

      That could be the reason. In this case the Germany the Poland and the Austria are refusing the approval

    • noodlejetski@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      from the article:

      So far only some unencrypted US communications services such as GMail, Facebook/Instagram Messenger, Skype, Snapchat, iCloud email and X-Box apply chat control voluntarily (more details here)