EU ministers call for exemption of themselves, along with police, military and intelligence officials, from proposed child sex abuse laws
The latest draft of the EU's proposed child sexual abuse law, leaked by a media outlet, shows that EU ministers want to exempt the professional accounts of intelligence agencies, police, military personnel and EU ministers from being scanned.
#ChatControl: EU ministers want to exempt themselves | European Pirate Party
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Specifically, providers of social media and messaging apps will be required to scan users' private messages upon request from public authorities, but this has been strongly criticized by people who value privacy.
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However, a draft leaked in 2024 showed that, despite these criticisms, it included a proposal to exempt professional accounts used by some government officials and EU ministers from chat and message scanning, and also suggested that the plan's restrictions should not apply to 'sensitive information' such as professional secrets.
'The fact that EU ministers are trying to exempt police, the military and even themselves from being scanned proves they understand how unreliable and dangerous the eavesdropping algorithms are that they are about to unleash on us citizens,' said Pirate Party MP Patrick Breyer, who was quick to criticize the move. 'It's wrong to apply to all citizens something that we ourselves would not accept.'
'The confidentiality of government communications is certainly important, and so must the safe spaces abuse victims need to connect and heal, as well as the communications of other citizens,' Breyer said. 'It is outrageous that EU ministers themselves do not want to suffer the consequences of the digital privacy destruction they are imposing on us.'
EU governments hope to adopt the bill by early June.
On the social site Hacker News , a comment was made about this case, saying, 'I believe the best way to get rid of these horrible laws is to enforce them against those who wrote them. Enforce them fairly and equally. If the ministers worry that their private correspondence will be read by strangers and feel fear and violation, let them.' In addition, a quote from Ulysses S. Grant was posted: 'Laws govern both their opponents and their proponents alike. I know of no more effective method of abolishing bad or disagreeable laws than their strict enforcement.'
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