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Lawmakers across the EU call on EU Council to reject the Chat Control proposal
The following letter by Members of Parliament from across the EU has been sent today (and is still open for signatures): Dear Council of the European Union, Dear national governments, In the last days of the Belgian EU Council Presidency, Belgium has put forward its final initiative to reach
Even if the Belgian Council Presidency has now presented a compromise proposal that would limit the obligation to scanning private unencrypted as well as encrypted video and image content, it remains just as much an encroachment on fundamental digital rights and takes the discussion back to the origin of the debate. We therefore urgently need an approach that prioritizes the protection and prevention of child sexual abuse, provides more resources and better-targeted coordination of European law enforcement authorities, strengthens victim support in accordance with fundamental rights, and avoids relying on a false sense of security through technosolutionism. We urgently call on all negotiating governments in the COREPER to reject a general approach based on compromise proposal that Belgium has put forward.
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