1/5 @edri & over 87 human rights orgs call on the EU governments to NOT agree to the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation #CSAR proposal.
No one can be protected by making the internet less secure.
Read & share our public letter: https://edri.org/our-work/open-letter-eu-countries-should-say-no-to-the-csar-mass-surveillance-proposal/
2/5 The EU Commission has been exerting excessive pressure on EU States to adopt a technically dangerous position.
Given the seriousness of the law & widespread criticism of the Commission's proposal, EU Council cannot rush to make a hasty decision. https://edri.org/our-work/most-criticised-eu-law-of-all-time/
3/5 At least eight EU countries have reportedly attempted to address some of the major problems with the proposal. #CSAR
That includes: Germany,
Poland,
the Netherlands,
Austria,
Luxembourg,
Sweden,
Estonia and
Poland.
https://netzpolitik.org/2023/internes-protokoll-eu-staaten-starten-endspurt-zur-chatkontrolle/
4/5 Parliamentarians in the Czech Republic,
Ireland,
the Netherlands,
Austria &
France have also spoken up for their constituents against the mass intrusion of our digital private lives. #CSAR #StopScanningMe
https://edri.org/our-work/most-criticised-eu-law-of-all-time/
5/5 Almost 500 scientists & academics in #cybersecurity & privacy have warned that the CSAR measures are dangerous & untenable: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Aeex72MtFBjKhExRTooVMWN9TC-pbH-5LEaAbMF91Y/edit
There is no evidence that the #CSAR law will achieve its goals. EU Council MUST say NO to CSAR.