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URGENT: PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY COMMUNICATION RIGHT NOW! on 4th Sept 2024 #ChatControl regulation representatives of EU goverments will resume work based on a secret document according to Patrick #Breyer, former Member of the European Parliament. Help to mobilize everybody to defend our #privacy of communication and its developers, investors! If no preventive actions from your side now, this regulation will be endorsed on 12/13 December 2024. According to the draft regulation dated 28 May (Council document 9093/24), ChatControl deploys to do, for instance: 🔻 “upload moderation”, users of apps and services with chat functions are to be asked whether they accept the indiscriminate and error-prone scanning and possibly reporting of their privately shared images, photos and videos. 🔻Scan by “artificial intelligence” technology previously unknown images and videos; 🔻If a user refuses the scanning, they would be blocked from sending or receiving images, photos, videos and links (Article 10). 🔻End-to-end encrypted services such as Whatsapp or Signal would have to implement the automated searches “prior to transmission” of a message (so-called client-side scanning, Article 10a). During the last discussion on 24 May, the Council Legal Service made it clear that indiscriminate chat control scanning of non-suspects is still envisioned and remains a violation of fundamental rights. Nevertheless, most EU governments are determined to go ahead. 📄.pdf 🌎 Tell your goverment and parliamentarians, that the proposal should be rejected altogether! 🔴Is your government in favour? → Ask for an explanation and for your government to revert its course. 🟡Is your government abstaining? → Ask why and demand that they take a strong stance against chat control. 🟢Is your government opposing? → Great, but take a closer look at the reasoning: Some governments like #Germany e.g. only object to the scanning of encrypted communications, but are fine with the indiscriminate scanning of other private and public communication, with the end of anonymous communication by requiring age verification, or with introducing a minimum age for “risky” communication apps. Also critical governments need to do more, exert their influence in the Council of the EU and agree on a joint list of necessary fundamental changes to the proposal. Absent such revision they should ask the European Commission to withdraw the chat control proposal as it stands. 🔴 In favour of ChatControl: France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden. 🟡Abstained: Estonia, Netherlands, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Austria 🟢 Opposed the proposal: Germany, Poland When reaching out to your government, the ministries of the interior (in the lead) of justice and of digitisation/telecommunications/economy are your best bet. You can additionally contact the permanent representation of your country with the EU:
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I sent another email to the permanent representation of France, but it feels like flogging a dead horse. #ChatControl #privacy #eu #france
Lyudmyla Kozlovska's avatar Lyudmyla Kozlovska
URGENT: PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY COMMUNICATION RIGHT NOW! on 4th Sept 2024 #ChatControl regulation representatives of EU goverments will resume work based on a secret document according to Patrick #Breyer, former Member of the European Parliament. Help to mobilize everybody to defend our #privacy of communication and its developers, investors! If no preventive actions from your side now, this regulation will be endorsed on 12/13 December 2024. According to the draft regulation dated 28 May (Council document 9093/24), ChatControl deploys to do, for instance: 🔻 “upload moderation”, users of apps and services with chat functions are to be asked whether they accept the indiscriminate and error-prone scanning and possibly reporting of their privately shared images, photos and videos. 🔻Scan by “artificial intelligence” technology previously unknown images and videos; 🔻If a user refuses the scanning, they would be blocked from sending or receiving images, photos, videos and links (Article 10). 🔻End-to-end encrypted services such as Whatsapp or Signal would have to implement the automated searches “prior to transmission” of a message (so-called client-side scanning, Article 10a). During the last discussion on 24 May, the Council Legal Service made it clear that indiscriminate chat control scanning of non-suspects is still envisioned and remains a violation of fundamental rights. Nevertheless, most EU governments are determined to go ahead. 📄.pdf 🌎 Tell your goverment and parliamentarians, that the proposal should be rejected altogether! 🔴Is your government in favour? → Ask for an explanation and for your government to revert its course. 🟡Is your government abstaining? → Ask why and demand that they take a strong stance against chat control. 🟢Is your government opposing? → Great, but take a closer look at the reasoning: Some governments like #Germany e.g. only object to the scanning of encrypted communications, but are fine with the indiscriminate scanning of other private and public communication, with the end of anonymous communication by requiring age verification, or with introducing a minimum age for “risky” communication apps. Also critical governments need to do more, exert their influence in the Council of the EU and agree on a joint list of necessary fundamental changes to the proposal. Absent such revision they should ask the European Commission to withdraw the chat control proposal as it stands. 🔴 In favour of ChatControl: France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden. 🟡Abstained: Estonia, Netherlands, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Austria 🟢 Opposed the proposal: Germany, Poland When reaching out to your government, the ministries of the interior (in the lead) of justice and of digitisation/telecommunications/economy are your best bet. You can additionally contact the permanent representation of your country with the EU:
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Download a copy of all the files needed to run the chat apps we're using here and distribute them far and wide. Make their nonsense unenforceable.
Lyudmyla Kozlovska's avatar Lyudmyla Kozlovska
URGENT: PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY COMMUNICATION RIGHT NOW! on 4th Sept 2024 #ChatControl regulation representatives of EU goverments will resume work based on a secret document according to Patrick #Breyer, former Member of the European Parliament. Help to mobilize everybody to defend our #privacy of communication and its developers, investors! If no preventive actions from your side now, this regulation will be endorsed on 12/13 December 2024. According to the draft regulation dated 28 May (Council document 9093/24), ChatControl deploys to do, for instance: 🔻 “upload moderation”, users of apps and services with chat functions are to be asked whether they accept the indiscriminate and error-prone scanning and possibly reporting of their privately shared images, photos and videos. 🔻Scan by “artificial intelligence” technology previously unknown images and videos; 🔻If a user refuses the scanning, they would be blocked from sending or receiving images, photos, videos and links (Article 10). 🔻End-to-end encrypted services such as Whatsapp or Signal would have to implement the automated searches “prior to transmission” of a message (so-called client-side scanning, Article 10a). During the last discussion on 24 May, the Council Legal Service made it clear that indiscriminate chat control scanning of non-suspects is still envisioned and remains a violation of fundamental rights. Nevertheless, most EU governments are determined to go ahead. 📄.pdf 🌎 Tell your goverment and parliamentarians, that the proposal should be rejected altogether! 🔴Is your government in favour? → Ask for an explanation and for your government to revert its course. 🟡Is your government abstaining? → Ask why and demand that they take a strong stance against chat control. 🟢Is your government opposing? → Great, but take a closer look at the reasoning: Some governments like #Germany e.g. only object to the scanning of encrypted communications, but are fine with the indiscriminate scanning of other private and public communication, with the end of anonymous communication by requiring age verification, or with introducing a minimum age for “risky” communication apps. Also critical governments need to do more, exert their influence in the Council of the EU and agree on a joint list of necessary fundamental changes to the proposal. Absent such revision they should ask the European Commission to withdraw the chat control proposal as it stands. 🔴 In favour of ChatControl: France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden. 🟡Abstained: Estonia, Netherlands, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Austria 🟢 Opposed the proposal: Germany, Poland When reaching out to your government, the ministries of the interior (in the lead) of justice and of digitisation/telecommunications/economy are your best bet. You can additionally contact the permanent representation of your country with the EU:
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It had become a tradition, they will try to push it through every (half) year until they manage to find a weak moment and succeed. This is a fight where we have bare hands and they have a poisoned blade. They only need one succesful strike and we have to be succesful in defence every single time unless we develop a resistance to the poison. It's good the resistance is being build.
Leiam o texto. Quem acha que Xandão faz tudo sozinho é um imbecil. Isso tudo que está acontecendo no mundo tem método, mentor. Para os que adoram Hungria, e acham que é um país cristão e conservador. Tá muito conservador pra vocês? Só se salva nessa bagaça a Polônia. Está chegando o tempo em que aplicativos de criptografia end-to-end ser]ão considerados ilegais. URGENTE: PROTEJA SUA COMUNICAÇÃO DE PRIVACIDADE AGORA MESMO! em 4 de setembro de 2024, os representantes do regulamento #ChatControl dos governos da UE retomarão o trabalho com base em um documento secreto, de acordo com Patrick #Breyer, ex-membro do Parlamento Europeu. Ajude a mobilizar todos para defender nossa #privacidade de comunicação e seus desenvolvedores, investidores! Se nenhuma ação preventiva de sua parte agora, este regulamento será endossado em 12/13 de dezembro de 2024. De acordo com o projeto de regulamento datado de 28 de maio (documento do Conselho 9093/24), o ChatControl é implantado para fazer, por exemplo: 🔻 “moderação de upload”, os usuários de aplicativos e serviços com funções de bate-papo devem ser questionados se aceitam a varredura indiscriminada e propensa a erros e possivelmente relatórios de suas imagens, fotos e vídeos compartilhados privadamente. 🔻 Varredura por tecnologia de “inteligência artificial” de imagens e vídeos previamente desconhecidos; 🔻Se um usuário recusar a varredura, ele será bloqueado de enviar ou receber imagens, fotos, vídeos e links (Artigo 10). 🔻Serviços criptografados de ponta a ponta, como Whatsapp ou Signal, teriam que implementar as buscas automatizadas "antes da transmissão" de uma mensagem (a chamada varredura do lado do cliente, Artigo 10a). Durante a última discussão em 24 de maio, o Serviço Jurídico do Conselho deixou claro que a varredura indiscriminada de controle de bate-papo de não suspeitos ainda é prevista e continua sendo uma violação de direitos fundamentais. No entanto, a maioria dos governos da UE está determinada a seguir em frente. 📄.pdf 🌎 Diga ao seu governo e parlamentares que a proposta deve ser rejeitada por completo! 🔴Seu governo é a favor? → Peça uma explicação e que seu governo reverta seu curso. 🟡Seu governo está se abstendo? → Pergunte por que e exija que eles tomem uma posição firme contra o controle de bate-papo. 🟢Seu governo é contra? → Ótimo, mas observe mais de perto o raciocínio: alguns governos, como a #Alemanha, por exemplo, só se opõem à varredura de comunicações criptografadas, mas estão bem com a varredura indiscriminada de outras comunicações privadas e públicas, com o fim da comunicação anônima exigindo verificação de idade ou com a introdução de uma idade mínima para aplicativos de comunicação "arriscados". Além disso, governos críticos precisam fazer mais, exercer sua influência no Conselho da UE e concordar com uma lista conjunta de mudanças fundamentais necessárias à proposta. Na ausência de tal revisão, eles devem pedir à Comissão Europeia que retire a proposta de controle de bate-papo como está. 🔴 A favor do ChatControl: França, Bélgica, Bulgária, Croácia, Chipre, Dinamarca, Finlândia, Grécia, Hungria, Irlanda, Itália, Letônia, Lituânia, Luxemburgo, Malta, Portugal, Romênia, Eslováquia, Espanha, Suécia. 🟡Abstiveram-se: Estônia, Holanda, Eslovênia, República Tcheca, Áustria 🟢 Opuseram-se à proposta: Alemanha, Polônia Ao entrar em contato com seu governo, os ministérios do interior (na liderança) da justiça e da digitalização/telecomunicações/economia são sua melhor aposta. Você também pode entrar em contato com a representação permanente do seu país na UE:
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This is a concerning issue, and it highlights the growing tension between privacy, security, and governmental oversight. The proposed #ChatControl regulation infringes on the right to private communication, pushing for widespread surveillance under the guise of safety measures. To mobilize against this, here are a few steps you can take: 1. **Raise Awareness**: Share information about the regulation, its implications, and deadlines with as many people as possible. Use social media platforms, forums, and advocacy groups to spread the word. 2. **Contact EU Representatives**: Urge people to reach out to their Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and demand they oppose this regulation. Direct pressure on policymakers can sometimes sway votes. 3. **Support Advocacy Organizations**: Privacy advocacy groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) or the European Digital Rights (EDRi) often lead campaigns to protect digital privacy. Support their efforts and join in their mobilization strategies. 4. **Petitions**: Start or share petitions targeting EU lawmakers to show the number of people who oppose these measures. 5. **Invest in Privacy Technologies**: Encourage investors, developers, and communities to support and improve decentralized privacy-enhancing technologies. The more robust alternatives to centralized systems grow, the harder it becomes to enforce invasive policies. 6. **Organize Public Discussions**: Host webinars, podcasts, or discussions to debate the risks of such legislation, ensuring a broader audience understands the critical issues at hand. Time is of the essence; it's important to act swiftly if there's hope to prevent this regulation from being endorsed in December.