- Germany and Luxembourg have joined the list of countries opposing the controversial sweeping bill of sexual abuse (CSAM) on the eve of the crucial meeting on September 12
- The members of the EU council share their final post on the Danish proposal on September 12
- Experts are always concerned about the negative impact that the bill will have about the confidentiality and security of citizens’ communications
Germany and Luxembourg have joined the list of countries opposing the controversial sweeping bill for children of sexual abuse (CSAM) on the eve of the September 12 crucial meeting.
According to the latest data, eight countries are now opposed to what has been nicknamed chat control. Beyond Germany and Luxembourg, they are Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, the Netherlands and Poland.
Fifteen EU members already publicly support the bill, however, with only four countries still undecided at the time of the editorial staff (Estonia, Greece, Romania and Slovenia), according to the latest data.
The Danish proposal introduces new obligations for all messaging services operating in Europe to analyze user cats – even if they are encrypted – in the search for known and unknown CSAM equipment. A measure that has aroused strong criticism from the political ranks and the technological industry.
Above all, compulsory digitization should occur directly on the device before the messages are encrypted, targeting URL, images and shared videos. Only governments and military accounts are excluded from the scope of the bill.
EU members share their final posts on the Council on Friday September 12, with another meeting with the Minister of Justice of the EU, also scheduled for October 14.
“Opposed to the breakdown of encryption”
“BMI [German Federal Ministry of the Interior] The representative explained that they could not fully support the Danish position. They were, for example, opposed to breaking the encryption “, reads an ad from the German Bundestag.
Encryption is the technology responsible for the jamming of our online communications on an illegible form to prevent unauthorized access.
Costed messaging applications such as signal or WhatsApp, secure messaging suppliers like Proton Mail, and the best VPN services are all based on end -to -end encryption to ensure that our communications remain private between the sender and the receiver – end -to -end.
While the police consider this protection as an obstacle during the survey, digital rights experts, cryptographers and technologists continue to warn that a stolen door could lead to mass surveillance, while creating security vulnerabilities that even criminals and hostile governments could exploit.
Germany has been considered the decisive factor, which has long since caused worried cat control criticism. The previous government was indeed very pro -consistent – seeking to make encryption a legal right at home, while strongly opposing the compulsory digitization in the block.
However, the new administration “gave very mixed messages”, told Techradar, director of government affairs and advocacy of the Internet company, Callum Voge.
So far, at least. Germany which passes to the opposition ranks could then seriously influence the vote, which means that the chances for the Danish proposals to pass become thinner.
German encrypted email service, Tuta Mail – which would be ready to continue the EU on cat control – in particular hosts the German decision.
The CEO of Tuta Mail, Matthias PFAU, said: “Private communication protection is essential for the safeguarding of democracy, freedom of expression and the security of all citizens. We are delighted to see that politicians are starting to understand that undermining encryption is not an option:” a hidden door for good guys “simply does not exist”.
