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EU plan to force messaging apps to scan for CSAM risks millions of false positives, experts warn
A controversial push by European Union lawmakers to legally require messaging platforms to scan citizens' private communications for child sexual abuse A controversial push by European Union lawmakers to put a legal requirement on messaging platforms to scan citizens' private digital communications if they receive an order to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM) could lead to millions of false positives per day, hundreds of security and privacy experts are warning in an open letter Thursday.
A controversial push by European Union lawmakers to legally require messaging platforms to scan citizens’ private communications for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) could lead to millions of false positives per day, hundreds of security and privacy experts warned in an open letter Thursday. An earlier open letter(last July), signed by 465 academics, warned the detection technologies the legislation proposal hinges on forcing platforms to adopt are “deeply flawed and vulnerable to attacks”, and would lead to a significant weakening of the vital protections provided by end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) communications. But in the open letter the experts warn this proposal still fails to tackle fundamental flaws baked into the Commission approach, arguing that the revisions still create “unprecedented capabilities for surveillance and control of Internet users” and would “undermine… a secure digital future for our society and can have enormous consequences for democratic processes in Europe and beyond.”
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