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Konversacia kontrolo 2025 (mallonge) - Bert Hubert's writings
6 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.
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Alles voor de kinderen, maar doe dan wel het juiste - Bert Hubert's writings
6 days ago
- The current EU CSAM proposal would create mass surveillance of all Europeans by US tech companies, scanning private WhatsApp photos and potentially reporting them to police, without effectively tackling child abuse.
- Child abuse investigations suffer from chronic backlogs and lack of resources; investing in more skilled detectives and better IT would be a more direct solution.
- Experts warn that the proposed scanner would generate a flood of false reports, overwhelming police, and drive abusers to unregulated platforms like Telegram.
- The proposal is driven by commercial interests and has been repeatedly rejected by the European Parliament, yet it keeps returning under the guise of protecting children.
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Chatcontrol vzor 2025 v kostce - Bert Hubert's writings
6 days ago
- 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).
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Kill The Cookie Banner
7 days ago
- The EU Commission proposed a solution to replace cookie banners with automated browser-based privacy preference signals.
- Cookie banners are deliberately misleading, resulting in up to 90% of users consenting to tracking, while only about 3% actually want it.
- The tracking industry, led by Google, is lobbying to block the proposal, fearing lower consent rates.
- Citizens are urged to contact their representatives in the European Parliament or Member States to support the proposal.
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EU now one step away from reviving private message scanning rules
25 days ago
- The European Parliament voted 331-304 to fast-track legislation that would revive the expired "Chat Control 1.0" rules, allowing a decisive vote on July 9.
- This legislation would permit online platforms to voluntarily scan private user communications for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), separate from the ongoing "Chat Control 2.0" negotiations for a permanent framework.
- The temporary regulation (EU) 2021/1232 expired in April 2026, and the Council seeks to reintroduce it, criticized as an unprecedented revival of rejected legislation.
- The July 9 vote requires an absolute majority of 361 MEPs to reject or amend the proposal; otherwise, the Council's text proceeds without additional safeguards.
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Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament
a month ago
- EU Parliament narrowly approves urgency motion to reconsider Chat Control 1.0 before summer break.
- Proponents aim to reinstate expired regulation allowing voluntary scans of private communications for child abuse material without suspicion.
- Critics argue the move violates parliamentary procedure and enables mass surveillance under general suspicion.
- Social Democrats cave to pressure, supporting urgency despite prior rejection of Chat Control extension.
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Procedural Trick Before Recess Pushes EU Towards Capitulation on "Chat Control"
a month ago
- The European Parliament will vote on an urgent procedure to revive the previously rejected "Chat Control 1.0" regulation, which allows untargeted scanning of private chats, pushed by the EPP group and EU Member States ahead of summer recess.
- This procedural move bypasses the Parliament's earlier rejection and requires an absolute majority (361 votes) to amend or reject the Council's position; if not met, the law is automatically adopted, potentially reinstating mass surveillance without parliamentary consent.
- Critics argue the urgency undermines negotiations for a permanent child protection framework (CSA Regulation), favoring voluntary mass scanning over targeted measures, and risks stalling efforts for better online child safety.
- Rapporteur Birgit Sippel and cybersecurity experts warn against the procedure, citing high error rates in scanning technologies, privacy concerns, and reduced pressure for a viable long-term solution, with civil rights groups urging MEPs to reject the urgency.
Chat Control 1.0 vs. 2.0
a month ago
- Chat Control 1.0 is Regulation (EU) 2021/1232, a temporary law that allowed voluntary scanning of private messages for child sexual abuse material, excluding encrypted messages; it expired in April 2026 but is being revived by the Council via a fast-track process.
- Chat Control 2.0 is the proposed permanent CSA Regulation, which would mandate detection and reporting; negotiations are deadlocked over issues like mandatory scanning and encryption, with no agreement after five trilogue rounds.
- The EU Parliament has taken protective stances, rejecting extensions of Chat Control 1.0 and advocating for targeted scanning with judicial oversight, while the Council pushes for broader scanning measures.
- Key events include the expiration of Chat Control 1.0, Council attempts to resurrect it, and ongoing trilogue failures for Chat Control 2.0, with encryption and suspicionless scanning as major points of contention.
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EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors
a month ago
- European Parliament President Roberta Metsola's push to resurrect 'Chat Control 1.0' disregards the Parliament's earlier rejection, threatening democratic processes.
- Final trilogue negotiations on 'Chat Control 2.0' risk concessions leading to mass scanning of private messages, warrantless scanning orders, and the end of anonymous communications.
- Civil society has relaunched fightchatcontrol.eu to enable citizens to email EU lawmakers, opposing undemocratic backroom deals and advocating for privacy and fundamental rights.

eu legislation

Konversacia kontrolo 2025 (mallonge) - Bert Hubert's writings

Alles voor de kinderen, maar doe dan wel het juiste - Bert Hubert's writings

Chatcontrol vzor 2025 v kostce - Bert Hubert's writings

Kill The Cookie Banner

EU now one step away from reviving private message scanning rules

Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament

Procedural Trick Before Recess Pushes EU Towards Capitulation on "Chat Control"

Chat Control 1.0 vs. 2.0

EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors