Mullvad VPN present And Then? (Chat Control is back on the menu)
8 days ago
- #Mass Surveillance
- #Chat Control
- #Privacy Rights
- Mullvad VPN presents 'And Then?', a film directed by Jonas Åkerlund, to highlight the corruption behind the Chat Control proposal.
- Chat Control is a proposed EU bill that could lead to mass surveillance, AI-scanning of private data, and ID requirements for messaging services.
- The proposal has been criticized for violating EU law and fundamental human rights, with opposition from the European Parliament and legal experts.
- Ashton Kutcher's organization, Thorn, lobbied for Chat Control while selling scanning technology, raising concerns about conflicts of interest.
- Thorn and the EU Commission funded 'children’s rights organizations' that were actually lobby groups supporting the proposal.
- Europol sought unlimited access to scanned data, including innocent material, for potential future law enforcement use.
- The European Parliament rejected Chat Control, calling it mass surveillance, but the EU Council continues to push for it.
- The EU Commission launched new initiatives like ProtectEU to gain access to private conversations under the guise of stopping organized crime.
- The fight for private and secure communication continues, with non-European intelligence services involved in the process.
- Public awareness and action are crucial to prevent total mass surveillance and loss of privacy in the EU and globally.