The regulation on child sexual abuse or CSAMalso known as chat control, was first promoted in 2022. With the aim of protecting minors, he proposed end the end -to -end encryptionwhat in practice would be A hard blow to the privacy of all citizens. Although the proposal It was rejected In 2023, now he is on the table again.
What happened. The presidency of the European Union Council is rotary and changes every six months. From July 1 to the end of the year it is the turn of Denmark and One of his first decisions was to resurrect chat control. At least fifteen Member States showed their support, so it went ahead and the vote will occur tomorrow, September 12. If it is finally approved, it would come into force as soon as October of this year.
Chat Control. It is how this proposal has nicknamed among the most critical sectors. With the aim of detecting possible child pornography material, you want to end encryption messaging that is currently standard in massive apps such as WhatsApp. Security experts and Citizen Organizations They have raised their voice against this measure for supposing a serious violation of privacy and opens the door to mass surveillance.
The balance is inclined. Many countries have already shown their position in this debate. During the inciative Fight Chat Controlthere are fifteen member states in favor of approving chat control and seven countries that oppose their implementation. The majority party in Belgium described the proposal as “A monster that invades our privacy.” There are five other undecided states, but if the positions are maintained, Chat Control will be approved with 15 votes in favor and 12 against.
Spain, in favor. It is not new. The position of the Government of Spain is favorable For a long time. In mid -2023, a document was leaked of the Council of Europe in which the response of the Minister of Interior Grande-Marlaska appeared, which considered “imperative that we have access to the data (…) It is equally imperative that we have the ability to analyze them, regardless of how large the volume is.” In addition, he openly said that he was in favor of preventing by law from end -to -end encryption.
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