mastodon 4.6.9Digital human rights policy nerd at civil society group @edri@eupolicy.social, posting mostly about EU laws relating to #biometrics or #CSAR (aka #ChatControl).
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Positive update on #ChatControl. The EU's member states are set to officially agree to delete forced mass scanning orders (which could undermine encryption) this week!
This puts the protection of civil liberties in a much better situation for final negotiations with the EU Parliament.
However, it doesn't mean that all the proposal's issues have been solved - we're especially worried about the threat of forcing message apps, email services and app stores to perform risky age verification.
(1/2) Is this the end of #ChatControl ?
Well, not quite, but big news nevertheless!
The Danish govt has told reporters that they plan to drop the Commission's proposed "Detection Orders" (mandates requiring chat and email providers to scan people's private communications, even if it breaks end-to-end encryption), due to a lack of political support.
Having previously been fierce proponents of encryption-breaking mass scanning, this is a big change from Denmark.
However, it DOESN'T mean....
⚠️ Tomorrow, the 9th of March, MEPs in the civil liberties committee of the European Parliament are voting on a truly chilling proposal for a new EU mass Deportation Law, aka the "Returns Regulation".
As organisations like Equinox: Racial Justice Initiative, Access Now and others in the ProtectNotSurveil coalition have highlighted, this is a big step towards creating an EU version of ICE, codifying racial profiling and further criminalising solidarity and movement in Europe.
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