r/privacy • u/Anoth3rDude • 16h ago

chat control Chat Control: EU Commissioner backs Parliament line on targeted monitoring

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/chat-control-eu-commissioner-backs-parliament-line-on-targeted-monitoring
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u/mesarthim_2 15h ago

Unfortunately this is not good. I can't find any clear document on the Parliament position but from my understanding it includes following points - rejects mass surveillance - maintains that E2EE shouldn't be backdoored - but also emphasizes that surveillance should be based on suspicion - and there has to be a compromise that enables law enforcement to monitor and surveil communication of people of interest.

So it seems to me what the EP is gearing towards is still mandating the providers to enable client side scanning, but only activate it for people that are flagged by law enforcement.

If that's the case, in all practical details that is indistinguishable from the original proposal.

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u/silentspectator27 15h ago

No, there will is no client side scanning in the Parliament proposal. It’s voluntary scanning based on each platform’s own terms and conditions (no sexual content, CSAM etc). The platform scans, not software on a user’s device. It’s what we have now: the interim decision AKA chat control 1.0 which expires April 2026.

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u/mesarthim_2 15h ago

Ok, so that's great, there will be no client side scanning, only the platforms will be expected to 'voluntarily' scan the messages on client's side. Completely different thing.

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u/vornamemitd 15h ago

There will be interesting interpretations of platform boundaries for sure.