Chatcontrol vzor 2025 v kostce - Bert Hubert's writings
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- Under Denmark’s leadership, many EU member states push for mandatory AI scanning of all photos and links on services like WhatsApp and Signal.
- If AI has any 'doubt' about potential child pornography, your photo, location, phone number, and other data will be reported to Europol and local police.
- The consequences after reporting are unclear, but could lead to legal trouble, such as explaining photos at a local police station in Greek while on holiday.
- The AI must be created by companies like WhatsApp/Meta to surveil users on behalf of the EU, with a very low threshold for reporting (only 'manifestly unfounded' reports can be avoided).
- All users' photos are scanned regardless of suspicion, and even if deemed legal, copies may be stored in databases for future use.
- If the regulation passes, users may be forced to consent to AI scanning or lose the ability to share images and links; Signal threatens to leave the EU.
- Previous versions of the proposal did not include AI; it was reintroduced recently.
- Police and child abuse prevention experts warn they are already overwhelmed, yet politicians rarely provide more resources, instead pushing mass surveillance.
- Critics argue the system is a massive surveillance hub run by Americans, with exemptions for police, military, and intelligence services.
- The German government is set to support the proposal, increasing the likelihood it becomes law.