The controversial European Union legislative proposal involves scanning private messages to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM), which has raised concerns about the future of web security. The not-for-profit foundation behind the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal highlighted the risks associated with implementing such proposals. Despite rejection by Members of the European Parliament, the European Council continues to push for strongly encrypted platforms to be subject to the scanning law. The proposal includes a requirement for messaging apps to install technology for upload moderation to detect CSAM. This has led to criticism from privacy experts who argue that it undermines encryption and creates vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers and hostile nation states. Law enforcement pressure may be a driving force behind the push for E2EE apps to scan private messages. The EU's own data protection supervisor has also raised concerns about the impact of the proposal on democratic values.
Keyword: EU proposal, scanning private messages, CSAM, end-to-end encryption, Signal founder, European Parliament, European Council, upload moderation, privacy experts, law enforcement pressure, vulnerabilities, data protection supervisor
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