Chatcontrol ediția 2025 pe scurt (română) - Bert Hubert's writings
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- A Danish initiative calls for EU member states to force WhatsApp, Signal, and similar apps to use AI to scan all photos and links for potential child pornography.
- If the AI has any doubt about content, the user's photo, location, phone number, and other details will be reported to Europol and local police, leading to potential consequences like police questioning.
- The regulation has a low threshold for reporting, requiring only a 'manifestly unfounded' exception, and even legal content may have copies retained in databases.
- Users who deny permission for AI scanning may lose the ability to send photos and links, and Signal may stop accepting EU users to avoid implementing the law.
- Police and child protection experts report being overwhelmed, suggesting that resources are not being directed to criminal investigation, training, or international cooperation.
- The law may create a massive US-owned surveillance center, with history showing surveillance capabilities often expand in scope, and governments have exempted their own police and military.
- Germany is poised to support the legislation, potentially making it law, and other governments appear to follow suit.