Even The EU Commission’s Own Study Fails to Prove Efficacy of Extensive Surveillance of Personal Images and Videos

If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The European Union (EU) might at this point in time be floundering for a new way to get attention, regarding many of the key points that brought about its existence in the first place. But continuing to advance free-speech-and-privacy-undermining policies, unfortunately, doesn’t seem to be one of the quandaries the bloc finds itself in. In fact, the EU seems to show a rare display of clarity – and purpose – when dealing with these issues. Unfortunately, that does not benefit rights and freedoms, at least not as we knew them until these last few years. Colloquially known by critics as “chat control” (EU’s CSAM – child sexual abuse – Regulation) is still passing through the figurative “bowels” of the EU (and nation-states) legislative and decision-making system. Currently, it’s with the EU Commission’s reporting about how effective voluntary application of the legislation might be, and the result has disappointed long-time critic and member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany, Patrick Breyer. In a blog post, Breyer explains that while the formal premise (once again) is simply to bolster online protection of children – the law actually looks to make Big Tech social platforms (Facebook, Google, etc) allow wholesale intrusive surveillance of private communications – including chat and emails. And this is to be happening as a form of “pre-crime scanning” – or as Breyer puts it, automatic and indiscriminate bulk search of personal content….Even The EU Commission’s Own Study Fails to Prove Efficacy of Extensive Surveillance of Personal Images and Videos