US EditionGermany Slams Brakes on EU's Chat Control Snoopfest
- Germany's last-minute decision halted the EU's Chat Control initiative, aimed at granting authorities access to private communications to combat child abuse.
- The CDU/CSU party in Germany has voiced significant opposition, arguing that the initiative would infringe on fundamental rights, with similar sentiments echoed by various tech companies and legal experts.
- Multiple stakeholders, including technology firms and rights groups, criticize the proposal for threatening privacy and civil liberties.
- Ireland is positioned as a crucial player, being the jurisdiction for major encryption services, and will face challenges if the proposal passes, according to the Irish Data Protection Commission.
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Berlin's step backwards put a stop to the European proposal to combat child pornography. • Unjustified chat monitoring must be a taboo in a rule of law •
In the meantime, Germany was considered a dangerous wobble candidate, but now – after immense pressure from the opposition, (alternative) media and informed civilian population – the chat control stands before the end: a clear victory for privacy and data protection and a rejection of the mass surveillance of the citizens. This is also facilitated by the liberal MEP Petra Steger, who announces that the FPÖ will continue to defend the fundamental…
The EU states have again failed to reach an agreement on a so-called chat control in the fight against sexualised violence against children.
Chat Control Thwarted: The Covert Truth in Ireland’s EU Censorship Wars
Ultimately, Chat Control is not about “protecting children” so much as Brussels establishing a continental surveillance template that weakens US tech dominance, undermines free speech, and creates a model authoritarian regimes from Belarus to Beijing could copy.
In the fight against child pornography Denmark, among other things, wants to be able to examine chat fairers for criminal content. With data protection experts, the idea for alarm mood ensures, now the project has failed in Brussels. Germany is also responsible for this.
Again, no agreement. For years, the EU states have been discussing whether messenger service must automatically search for child pornography content. What role does Germany play in the dispute?
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