tl;dr: You are using outdated information and intentionally misrepresent the proposal. Officer, I will never accept mass surveillance of citizens under the di

tl;dr: You are using outdated information and intentionally misrepresent the proposal. Officer, I will never accept mass surveillance of citizens under the disguise of protecting children which this proposal does not achieve at all. If they wanted to protect children they would work on school programs to teach children how to behave on the internet. Instead they are establishing a mass surveillance platform and using children to guilt weak and spineless politicians to agree to it. > In fact, the legislation proposes specific detection orders, issued only with judicial approval, and applies them in a proportionate and time-limited manner The document you linked is from 2022 and doesn't reflect the current proposal at all. https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/ https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/ (The Chat Control 2.0 proposal in detail) > It also ignores that encrypted platforms are currently being used Then they will use something else and you will be spying on regular people. > The proposed regulation seeks to restore basic protective capabilities under judicial scrutiny, not blanket surveillance. This is a lie. There's no targeting (except to exclude politicians and other government workers). Every message (video, image, text) will be scanned and reported if the AI considers it illegal. https://european-pirateparty.eu/chatcontrol-eu-ministers-want-to-exempt-themselves/ https://european-pirateparty.eu/chatcontrol-eu-ministers-wan... > has ruled out general and indiscriminate retention of data Not to worry, EU Commission's ProtectEU plan includes mandatory data retention harmonized and shared across all member states. Did you forget to mention it? https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14680-Data-retention-by-service-providers-for-criminal-proceedings-impact-assessment_en https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-sa... > measured legislative process with checks, balances and limited scope Lobbied by surveillance companies who talk to EU representatives behind closed doors and some even leave to work for these companies? https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/25/who-benefits-inside-the-eus-fight-over-scanning-for-child-sex-content/ https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/25/who-benefits-inside-the...