MaximSep 29, 2023

netzpolitik.org expands on the lobbying relevations: https://netzpolitik.org/2023/interne-dokumente-europol-will-chatkontrolle-daten-unbegrenzt-sammeln/ (German, documents in English)

They managed to obtain the (redacted) mission report of Head of Johansson's Directorate-General, Monique Pariat visit to Europol on 2022-07-19: https://cdn.netzpolitik.org/wp-upload/2023/09/2022-07-19_DG-Home_Europol_Visit_EU-Centre_CSA.pdf

During the meeting, Europol asked for broad access to data (see picture)!

However, that is not the only thing revealed...

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#chatcontrol #Chatkontrolle #privacy

Interne Dokumente: Europol will Chatkontrolle-Daten unbegrenzt sammeln – netzpolitik.org

Europol wünscht sich ungefilterten Zugang zu Daten der Chatkontrolle, um KI-Algorithmen zu trainieren. Das geht aus internen Dokumenten hervor, die wir veröffentlichen. Zwei ehemalige Beamte der EU-Polizei wechselten zur US-Organisation Thorn, die massiv für das geplante Gesetz lobbyiert.

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Multiple employees have switched from Europol to Thorn, raising serious questions about conflicts of interest:
- Cathal Delaney worked for Europol for 8 years directing a department developing a programs to automatically CSAM, then he joined Thorn
- Delaney is registered as Lobbyist at the German Bundestag
- Fernando Ruiz Pérez worked at Europol for 9 years, directing the European Cybercrime Center. He joined the Board of Directors after leaving Europol
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But it isn't just Europol:
- Also on the Board of Directors is Nellie Kroes, former (2010-2014) EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda
- Also on the Board of Directors is Ernie McAllen, 23 years long Director of the NCMEC, but also Chairman at WeProtect Global Alliance, which also closely worked with Europol

So it seems not only is Thorn connected to a lot of public activism/lobbyism (https://chaos.social/@maxim/111125548136425034 ), they've also been very active behind the scenes.
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Content warning: chatcontrol lobbying

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An article on this in English is available here: https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/29/europol-sought-unlimited-data-access-in-online-child-sexual-abuse-regulation/

There's also a version in Greek: https://wearesolomon.com/el/mag/thematikh/logodosia-diafaneia/europol-zita-aperiorista-dedomena-politwn-me-prosxima-paidiki-prostas/

Europol Sought Unlimited Data Access in Online Child Sexual Abuse Regulation

According to minutes released under FOI, the European police agency pushed for unfiltered access to data that would be obtained under a proposed new scanning system for detecting child sexual abuse images on messaging apps, with a view, experts say, to training AI algorithms.

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Sep 29, 2023 at 1:28pmWeb