This European Commission It started a new internal debate that could result in the creation of legislation to combat sharing. child abuse and tries to abuse children.
If the law is passed, it will oblige service providers to “detect, report and remove from their services” child abuse material, in addition to providing robust mechanisms to prevent the dissemination of such content. The measure specifically includes chat apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.
according to website Anger, obligations have been poorly met by several industries specializing in privacy and digital rights. After all, the law would enable platform developers to scan messages from selected users in search of inappropriate material using artificial intelligence tools and visual pattern detection – this could break even provisions and undermine the provision of end-to-end encryption. these apps.
Apple tried (and failed)
This proposal is very similar in idea to the one proposed by Apple in 2021: analyzing iCoud photos from an automated scan to identify the sharing of child abuse.
However, the imaging technique has been controversially received because of the possibility of generating false positives and being misused by governments and companies to scan other data and even spy on users. Under pressure, the company delayed the release of the technology to improve it.
The project will be discussed in the European Parliament before further discussion.
Source: Tec Mundo
