Legal basis for indiscriminate scanning of child abuse material expired. Google, Meta, Microsoft & Co. continue controversial practice.

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/62165498

However, the major tech corporations are not considering an immediate halt to their surveillance measures. Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Snapchat’s parent company, Snap, announced on Saturday in a joint statement that they will “continue to take voluntary measures” to identify such material on their platforms.

    • Maestro@fedia.io
      94·
      14 hours ago

      …no? They are allowed to do that. Chat Control was about making it a requirement for all communication software, breaking encryption in the process.

      Edit: scratch that. I read the article again…

      • truthfultemporarily@feddit.orgEnglish
        14·
        12 hours ago

        For others reading it:

        ChatControl 1: allow scanning on voluntary basis (voted down twice recently)

        ChatControl 2: mandatory scanning