The Belgian version of chat control is nothing but mass surveillance. It’s what the Going Dark initiative call “setting the right narrative”. But the consequences are the same. It’s client-side scanning (state spyware in your phone) of European citizens’ private communication.
Chat control is a corrupt proposal pushed forward through undemocratic methods. The Belgian version is no different. The European Council should follow the European Parliament’s lead and reject it
@mullvadnet Very thorough and detailed explanation and background of what's going on. Thanks a lot for writing it!
@mullvadnet I Trust the people I vote for. I care none if they, or their appointees see my posts. It's when the Foes of my votee's are elected I need to be concerned-Disgusting situation in America right now--I never realized we had so many ignorant people.
@patcanfield @mullvadnet The tools available to politicians you trust will be in the hands of people who you don't trust when the political wind changes.
But that's not even the big problem. The big problem is people's lives being destroyed by accident. Poorly designed software, false positives, overworked, poorly trained, or incompetent staff refusing to accept a mistake has been made.
Then there's abuse. By people in authority and/or front line staff, surveillance tools are always abused.
@IrishCraftBeer I am amused your opinion of the DNC
@IrishCraftBeer Assholes every where, forever more. Never been a not truism. Vote Wisely(not Trumpy) and you will have done your life -and millions of others, a Great favor.
@IrishCraftBeer @mullvadnet You under the misunderstanding that I trust Trump? The conman? Felon? Liar? POS? -You're mistaken
inimigo do estado@mullvadnet That's really scary. Imagine this situation happening to you.
@mullvadnet One note: the scanning system they want to implement is not one that detects image categories through AI or whatever, but a system that detects known images through fingerprints. This system is mostly useful for copyright violations, and that's the actual purpose.
Don't let you fool yourself by the “we are doing this for the children” narrative. They don't care about children at all.