EU Ombudsman Probes ‘Conflict of Interest’ on Child Sexual Exploitation Policy
Claim: U.S. outfit sells spyware while crafting European child protection policies.
Claim: U.S. outfit sells spyware while crafting European child protection policies.
Commission targeted X users based on religion and political beliefs to promote controversial data surveillance regulation.
‘Spy clause’ to scan private encrypted messages not ditched—just kicked down the road for the next government to implement.
Fifteen member states are in favor of extending the EU’s upcoming surveillance law to end-to-end encryption, while Spain would outright ban it in the entire EU.
“If Europe was aware of Chat Control, the debate would be tremendous,” Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer asserts in this interview about mass surveillance, fundamental rights, and how to effectively combat child sexual abuse online.
While the EPP tried to reassure colleagues that the proposed legislation preventing child sexual abuse does not violate the personal privacy of EU citizens, many MEPs remain unconvinced, calling for different approaches.
The new proposal “doesn’t want users to be informed that their correspondence has been (falsely) reported,” the European Pirate Party’s assessment reads.
The Commission aims to make the regulation mandatory for all email and messaging apps currently in use. According to critics, Chat Control would effectively mean “the end of privacy of digital correspondence” in the EU.
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