Meredith WhittakerMay 24, 2024

Ignoring expert consensus, feeling no shame following exposés showing tech lobbyists shaping these EU surveillance proposals, EU politicians are at it again

So, we'll reiterate: Signal would rather leave the EU market than subject our users to mass gov surveillance. FULL STOP

https://netzpolitik.org/2024/internes-protokoll-belgien-will-nutzer-verpflichten-chatkontrolle-zuzustimmen/

Internes Protokoll: Belgien will Nutzer verpflichten, Chatkontrolle zuzustimmen

Internetnutzer sollen einer Chatkontrolle zustimmen, sonst dürfen sie keine Bilder und Videos hochladen. Das schlägt die belgische Ratspräsidentschaft vor. Damit kommt neue Bewegung in die bisher festgefahrenen Verhandlungen der EU-Staaten. Wir veröffentlichen ein eingestuftes Verhandlungsprotokoll.

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Show threadMeredith WhittakerMay 24, 2024
On tech lobbyists involvement (and the corruption that allowed this) see: https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/25/who-benefits-inside-the-eus-fight-over-scanning-for-child-sex-content/
‘Who Benefits?’ Inside the EU’s Fight over Scanning for Child Sex Content

An investigation uncovers a web of influence in the powerful coalition aligned behind the European Commission’s proposal to scan for child sexual abuse material online, a proposal leading experts say puts rights at risk and will introduce new vulnerabilities by undermining encryption.

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Show threadMeredith WhittakerMay 24, 2024

The latest example of robust, longstanding expert consensus tirelessly pushing back against politically motivated magical thinking:

https://x.com/carmelatroncoso/status/1785980270664929481

Carmela Troncoso (@carmelatroncoso) on X

Statement, signed by 250+ researchers, warning that the modifications of the Regulation to detect CSAM proposed by the EU presidency dont solve the issues pointed out by experts. It still introduces societal risks without solving the CSA problem. https://t.co/Jmu3dZ2YXL

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Show threadRihards OlupsMay 24, 2024
@Mer__edith Any non-xitter link for this seemingly interesting statement?
Show threadPhilip McGrath

@richlv @Mer__edith

http://csa-scientist-open-letter.org

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Show threadRihards OlupsMay 25, 2024
@LiberalArtist @Mer__edith
Looks like the correct redirect is http://www.csa-scientist-open-letter.org/ :)
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