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‘Let yourself be monitored’: EU governments to agree on Chat Control with user “consent” [updated]

www.patrick-breyer.de ‘Let yourself be monitored’: EU governments to agree on Chat Control with user “consent” [updated]

Based on a new proposal by the Belgian Minister of the Interior, EU governments could endorse the much-criticised child sexual abuse regulation (CSAR or chat control) as early as June after all. This is what internal information leaked to Pirate Party MEP and shadow rapporteur Patrick Breyer reveals

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‘Let yourself be monitored’: EU governments to agree on Chat Control with user “consent” [updated]

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‘Let yourself be monitored’: EU governments to agree on Chat Control with user “consent”

www.patrick-breyer.de /en/let-yourself-be-monitored-eu-governments-to-agree-on-chat-control-with-user-consent/

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‘Let yourself be monitored’: EU governments to agree on Chat Control with user “consent”

www.patrick-breyer.de /en/let-yourself-be-monitored-eu-governments-to-agree-on-chat-control-with-user-consent/

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Dear chat control advocates
Get fucked.
Sincerely,
Everyone

If a user does not agree to the scanning of their private photos and videos, they would still be able to use the service for sending text messages, but would no longer be able to share images and videos.
- And e2ee would also get fucked, whether you consent or not.
  The problem is that by merely enabling the surveillance, security is already compromised, whether it's used to spy or not.

There's no such thing as a backdoor that opens only for the good guys

the beatings will continue until you give consent.

Chat control was tabled by swedens EU commissioner. Her predecessor was responsible for the trans-atlantic trade pact...
Why do people even tolerate us as members lol
- and on top of that, you do the stinky fish thingy.

This is gonna be great for grindr users
- Grindr messages aren't e2ee to begin with, and they've already being doing shady shit on their own
  
  That's true. I used it as an example dating app. You can substitute "grindr" with any app where people like to share nudes.

No. And I will still be able to share pictures. It's magic.

It's very likely if this passes people who used to be tech illiterate will start using pre encryption, such as the darknet's favorite PGP, before sending anything over, as all channels that are compliant will become insecure channels.
Much like it happened with vpns, chat encryption and ad blocking, people will be quick to catch on with a simple youtube video. Then we'll have sold our privacy for pretty much nothing.
I wonder how long it will take for these very technologically inept politicians to realise you can't legislate the internet to protect children, nor it is their job. Parents are the ones who are responsible for monitoring their children's internet usage. Make child monitoring software more accessible to parents.
I'm glad to see those taxes being put into pointless endeavours while our world is festering with inequality, recessions and climate annihilation. Pretty sure soon enough children won't need protection, because there won't be any children left as no one can afford them in order to sustain our billionaire population.

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