The EU needs to stop passing effectively the same bill 15 times...

Is it democracy? Orwell have wright!

Awesome chat guys! I have a question if there ever come a law that would need you guys to be able to unencrypt data, would you move location? If yes any idea where to?

- 00:01📰 Breaking news: EU Parliament nears a vote on the EU chat control bill. - 00:18👥 Introduction: Patrick Breyer, MEP of the Pirate Party, discusses the bill. - 00:48⚖ EU Parliament's position: Rewrote the bill but governments might endorse the original proposal. - 01:11🏛 EU political structure: EU Commission, EU Council, and EU Parliament's roles in the chat control bill. - 01:57💼 Shady actors: EU Commission worked with tech companies and others to push the bill. - 02:14👩‍💼 Commissioner Johansson: Major advocate for the bill, pushing hard before her term ends. - 02:47🛡 Alternative approach: Parliament endorsed a different version focusing on security by design. - 03:30🔜 Next steps: EU governments' position this week could determine the bill's future. - 04:14🔍 Trialogues: Closed-door negotiations between the Commission, Parliament, and Council. - 05:06❌ Mass surveillance: Importance of blocking the endorsement of chat control by governments. - 06:19🔄 Compromise proposal: Belgium suggests only scanning images and videos, not texts. - 07:33📊 False flags: High rate of non-criminal reports from current scanning. - 08:11🔈 Exclusions: Audio and security agencies excluded due to algorithm unreliability. - 08:34📱 User consent: Users can refuse scanning but lose essential features. - 09:38🔐 Encryption: New EU Center to test mechanisms, but real issue is client-side scanning. - 10:41🔓 Trust issues: Client-side scanning undermines trust and creates security risks. - 11:20🔍 Precedent: EU setting a dangerous precedent for global secure communication standards. - 12:25🛡 Secure apps: Companies like Signal may leave the EU market if forced to comply. - 13:00🛠 Technical circumvention: Geeks can bypass restrictions, but general population can't. - 13:55📚 Legitimate aim: Protecting children is valid, but technology won't solve the problem. - 14:43🆘 Safe spaces: Victims need private spaces to seek help and counseling. - 15:18👨‍🏫 Education: Young people prefer education and reporting tools over surveillance. - 16:08🚨 Law enforcement: Automated scanning creates unmanageable volumes for police. - 17:08👶 Child safety: Current methods don't effectively save children; real abusers go unnoticed. - 18:12👥 Victim perspective: Some victims oppose scanning as it prevents safe communication. - 19:02👧 Minors criminalized: Scanning often targets minors, contradicting protection goals. - 20:20🔍 Known material: Most flagged content is already known, adding little value to safety. - 21:36📉 Inefficiency: Few children saved compared to the massive volume of abuse in society. - 22:06🧩 Comprehensive approach: Real solutions need undercover investigations and police resources. - 22:32📈 Mandatory scanning: Chat control would make current voluntary scanning mandatory, overwhelming law enforcement. - 22:51📈 Overwhelmed: Mandatory scanning would triple reports, overloading law enforcement. - 23:16📜 Official title: The bill is officially called a regulation to prevent child sexual abuse. - 24:02🤖 AI issues: Proposed AI scanning for unknown material risks many false positives. - 24:53🚔 Expanded use: Europol wants to use scanning for other crimes, opening doors to broader surveillance. - 25:12🇩🇪 Historical perspective: Germany and Austria are critical due to past authoritarian regimes. - 26:46🎯 Surveillance risks: Tools could lead to high-tech surveillance states, abused by governments. - 27:52⚖ Constitutional concerns: Germany's constitutional court sees indiscriminate scanning as disproportionate. - 28:58🛡 Privacy defense: Essential for activists, journalists, and others needing secure communication. - 29:41👨‍👩‍👦 False flags: Sharing private family photos can lead to severe, unwarranted consequences. - 31:03🌍 Global precedent: EU actions set dangerous precedents for surveillance worldwide. - 32:16🚨 Public mobilization: Protests and public pressure needed to influence undecided governments. - 35:06🗳 Election impact: Shift to the right in EU Parliament could affect civil liberties and internet safety. - 37:31📱 Surveillance society: Trend towards high-tech surveillance, risking personal freedoms. - 38:33👥 Call to action: Participate in protests and reach out to representatives to oppose chat control.