Is this guy really that idiotic? I mean he must realize chatGPT and encryption have nothing to do with one another. That's one thing. Plus child sexual abuse g

Is this guy really that idiotic? I mean he must realize chatGPT and encryption have nothing to do with one another. That's one thing. Plus child sexual abuse goes mostly undetected, when repeatedly reported, to multiple authorities (police, CPS, school, council, ...). Why? Such centers to detect child abuse, and "help" of various kinds, very much already exist ... that's CPS ... and they have a reputation for their "help" hurting children far more than abuse does. What has been done to solve that problem? Nothing, of course. And, obviously, without solving that problem, that help hurts children and their futures much more than the problem they're trying to solve ... without solving that problem first this center the EU is creating is somewhere between useless and outright malevolent. They will face opposition in any concrete case, by EVERYONE. By the abuser, obviously, but also by the child, the parents, and anyone around them. What exactly do they hope to accomplish in such circumstances? The child knows, or will rapidly learn, CPS "help" will destroy their lives and futures. Parents know CPS will take away their child JUST to "not miss anything". Schools/sports clubs/... will know that if this comes out and it turns out to happen at/near/... school or involving their people, it will really hurt them. This center, like CPS, will be a weapon against children, not against CSAM. This guy, this law, is really going to hurt people, and hurt children. Can't he see that? This effectively sets a trap. A trap that, criminals will be aware of and not fall into. Why? If you fall into this trap, you will not be heavily punished, because if the trap works, it will prevent a crime from occurring, hence no serious punishment can be applied. This means predators can easily make repeated attempts, making this easy to bypass. But kids/minors will fall into this trap. And, of course, people like doctors, parents, schools, sports clubs, youth clubs, ... they will all fall into his trap, and at minimum see the police show up on their doorstep. But ... this can't really be used to go after predators, that's just not practical. How much do you want to bet that the police will rapidly switch enforcement of this to placing the children involved out of their home (and thereby destroying their future). Because going after the predator won't work: they haven't done anything serious, and they can pay for a lawyer. "Protecting" the child, meaning locking the child up, which obviously will not be with cooperation from the child in question, they can do without even having to see a judge in most places. This will do enormous damage, traumatize the child, preventing them from going to school, disrupting their entire lives ... including INCREASING the odds of child sexual abuse. The cynic in me now goes "of course police/authorities/CPS/... want exactly such a trap to catch innocents". Much easier to go after children who can't defend themselves for imagined problems, and it pays the same as going after criminals that hide, lie, are competent and defend themselves in court. So of course they go after children with laws like this.