EU "Fight Against Child Sexual Abuse", the end of privacy?

The document is a proposal from the European Commission dated May 11, 2022, aiming to establish rules for preventing and combating child sexual abuse, both online and offline. It outlines the need for a harmonized legal framework and proposes the creation of an EU center for preventing and combating child sexual abuse. The proposal also emphasizes the role of service providers in detecting and reporting abuse.

The content include these main points:

• Context and Objectives:The proposal is grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. It states that at least one in five children is a victim of sexual violence, and the issue is particularly acute online.

• Existing Challenges:Despite existing laws, the EU has not been successful in fully protecting children from sexual abuse, especially online.Voluntary actions by service providers have been insufficient, leading to fragmented national rules.

• Strategic Approach:The Commission adopted a strategy on July 24, 2020, for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse.The strategy includes eight initiatives aimed at filling legal gaps and ensuring a coordinated approach among various stakeholders.

• Role of Service Providers:Service providers are considered crucial in detecting and reporting abuse.The proposal aims to provide legal clarity on their responsibilities.

• EU Center:The proposal suggests creating an EU center to facilitate the implementation of the regulation.The center will maintain databases of indicators of child sexual abuse online, which service providers will be required to use.

• Legal Consistency:The proposal is consistent with existing EU laws and international conventions, including the GDPR and the Directive on child sexual abuse.

• Balancing Rights:The proposal aims to balance the fundamental rights of children with those of other users and service providers.

This proposal is a step forward EU and Europe state toward mass surveillance, and the end en encryption. Even Apple that wanted to implement similar stuff finally decided to cancel to save the user's privacy. Yes what can track horrible picture can track anything else: all technical infrastructure is here. This can lead to opponents tracking and spying as well as any protestor. With a such powerful tool it will be easy to switch from a democratic government to a dictatorial one and if it happens going beck will be extremly difficult.