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Element 26.07.3, a Matrix client, adds content scanning infrastructure
- nickslaughter02 3mo agoDo not use any software from the UK, the enemy of privacy and security.
- like_any_other 3mo agoWhat does "scanning" mean, in this context? Scan by a local antivirus? Scan by a local AI model that alerts the user to possible legal issues? Scan by a local government-mandated black-box model that blocks/censors messages? Scan and send suspicious messages to the police for further investigation? I think it's related to https://github.com/element-hq/matrix-content-scanner-python https://github.com/element-hq/matrix-content-scanner-python, but that page also assumes the reader already knows what "scanning" means.
- Arathorn 3mo agoThis is just the ~8 year old ICAP antivirus scanning system which Element has always had, built for government customer deployments who need antivirus, but implemented for Element X https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-content-scanner https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-content-scanner https://github.com/element-hq/matrix-content-scanner-python https://github.com/element-hq/matrix-content-scanner-python etc. This is nothing to do with ChatControl or Online Safety Act where you can see our position here: https://element.io/blog/the-online-safety-bill-an-attack-on-encryption/ https://element.io/blog/the-online-safety-bill-an-attack-on-...