Konversacia kontrolo 2025 (mallonge) - Bert Hubert's writings
2 days ago
- Denmark-led EU proposal requires messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal to use AI to scan all photos and links for suspected child abuse material.
- If AI detects suspicion, user data (photo, location, phone number) is automatically reported to Europol and local police.
- Under the proposed law, WhatsApp would demand permission to scan; without it, users cannot share photos or links. Signal may withdraw from the EU.
- Critics, including police and experts, argue they already have enough work, false reports are unhelpful, and it creates a surveillance system controlled by the US.
- Governments have exempted themselves (police, military, prosecutors) from the law, raising concerns about abuse of power.
- The German government supports the proposal, and the author urges citizens to contact their politicians to oppose it.