> the European Commission presented a proposal to allow tech companies to derogate from these rules, with the aim to enable them to continue detecting and remov

> the European Commission presented a proposal to allow tech companies to derogate from these rules, with the aim to enable them to continue detecting and removing child sexual abuse material online on a voluntary basis And the commission believes that companies would not take that exemption to user privacy to spy on users communication? > In order to satisfy the requirement of proportionality, the legislation must lay down clear and precise rules governing the scope and application of the measures in question and imposing minimum safeguards, so that the persons whose personal data is affected have sufficient guarantees that data will be effectively protected against the risk of abuse. That does not make me believe this to be safe and I don't think such an approach works anywhere. Since child sexual abuse overwhelmingly happens in the vicinity of the victims, maybe invest resources in public education. Have some real eyes on the problem for once and legislators can enact lasting changes here. Sure, there is exchange of material in online spaces. I don't see the proportion to put every user under surveillance by private enterprises that are hired as a cheap police force or cheap spies. The commission here suggests nothing else. This is a farce.