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Defend encryption! Open letter to the EU urging them to protect your privacy.


Belgian presidency repackages EU's controversial proposal, but sees strong headwind from tech experts and civil society.

The undersigned organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts, many of whom are members of the Global Encryption Coalition, issue the following statement in response to news of the Belgian Presidency’s latest compromise proposal, dated May 2024, on the Regulation on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). Child sexual abuse and its distribution online is a serious crime that can only be effectively addressed if EU member states take a measured approach that is informed by expert evidence. In short, it will not solve the problem of the online spread of child sexual abuse material, but will introduce significant security risks for all citizens, companies, and governments.

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