“Slap” from civil society European Commission. After months of citizen pressure and numerous scandals, the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee has agreed on controversial legislative proposals against the proliferation of civil liberties. child sexual abuse excludes bulk scanning private messages A proposal that sparked a wave of anger among all European citizens.
The initial proposal, backed by the European Commission, aimed to combat the proliferation of pedophilia material by cracking down on large platforms. Internet to monitor all users’ encrypted communications European Union (EU), thus weakening security data and violation of this right privacy. In practice this will allow messaging services such as: What’s up anyone Gmailalso applications such as tiktok or web portals video game Indiscriminately examine what people say when searching for crime-related images or video.
The agreement reached on Tuesday and announced by commission speakers this Thursday excludes mass surveillance and monitoring. end-to-end encryption. The impact of the law on this method, which guarantees that messages will only be read by the sender and recipient, has been one of the main concerns of civil society. Hundreds of NGOs, academics and scientific researchers have condemned this proposal in recent months. Brussels Under the leadership of the Commissioner of Internal Affairs, Ylva Johansson“It would be like putting in a spy program” pegasus in everything mobile phones“.
Limited browsing
Location European Chamber It also notes that the law will only target “individuals or groups suspected of disseminating” rather than comprehensive, preventative screening of telecommunications. sexual abuse of minors. “Suppliers must take mitigating measures when a risk is detected. If they do not comply, only the judicial authority will be able to force them,” said the main rapporteur of the measure. Javier Zarzalejos (PP) celebrated the “broad support” which “wasn’t easy”.
Text messages and ‘care‘, because the practice is known where adults trick minors into sending them nude photos. Thus, text messages will not be inside. Additionally, it was agreed that: technologies used for this scan telecommunication “They need to be independently audited and audited” by a European center that will be established with this mission in the future.
Step back to the commission
This decision, supported by all groups in the parliament, represents a significant setback for the European Commission. “He didn’t intend to keep his offer kids“said MEP Cornelia Ernst, co-sponsor of the measure.
This also represents a partial defeat. SpainAccording to an internal document leaked by ‘Wired’ magazine, it is one of the countries that most supports preventive surveillance. Approval of the regulation is among the priorities of the Government serving as the current Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. EU by the end of the year. According to a question from EL PERIÓDICO DE CATALUNYA from Grupo Prensa Ibérixca, the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not express an opinion on the amendment adopted by the European Parliament, assuring that its position “requires impartiality when expressing any assessment of open legislative files.”
First legal step
The agreement between speakers is only the first legislative step in a proposal that could change. It will be put to the commission for a vote on November 13 and will likely need to be approved the following week. European Parliament.
Even if it receives the green light from the European Parliament, its content will need to be negotiated with the European Commission and the European Parliament in three ways. Council of EuropeIt consists of the 27 Heads of State or Government of the EU Member States. Although the Spanish presidency is pushing for a definitive agreement before the end of the year, the law still has a long way to go.