reposting from lb:
EU commission to screen all chat messages
On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, the EU Commission is expected to publish a draft law on so-called chat control. The plan is to have an AI-based check of all message content and images directly on our devices. The so-called client-side scanning would be an attack on any confidential communication.
The draft plans to examine all communication content directly on our devices and to eject it in case of suspicion. This client-side scanning would not be the first excessive and misguided surveillance method justified by the fight against child abuse.
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original sauce Chaos Computer Club (German, translated with deepl.com):
https://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2022/eu-kommission-will-alle-chatnachrichten-durchleuchten
May 9th, 2022