Chat control: Tech giants want to continue scanning despite expired EU rules

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Chat-control-Tech-giants-want-to-continue-scanning-despite-expired-EU-rules-11246086.html

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.

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asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev · 96 pts · 167d (1 reply)

Guys, relax, it's for the children! /s

Virtvirt588@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 167d

The most fallacious statement spoken by the fascist scum.

hummingbird@lemmy.world · 74 pts · 167d

Get the management behind bars. No mercy with criminal firms.

testaccount372920@piefed.zip · 46 pts · 167d (2 replies)

Straight up telling the world that they'll break the law...

Maestro@fedia.io · 4 pts · 167d (1 reply)

....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.org · 19 pts · 167d

For others reading it:

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

ChatControl 2: mandatory scanning

pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 45 pts · 167d

I'd like to thank them for demonstrating the true nature of Chat Control by tearing off that national security facade.

MrSulu@lemmy.ml · 33 pts · 167d

The main four companies that make $billions from scanning messages argue child safety. Whatsapp was purchased for $22b as an act of overt socialist love to allow people to communicate.......... (Sarcasm)

WanderingThoughts@europe.pub · 23 pts · 167d (5 replies)

Would be funny if the EU's digital service act applies and basically says "you scan everything, you're liable for everything"

FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 3 pts · 167d (4 replies)

Thick European accent: “You scan? No, you scan’t!”

lemon@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 167d (3 replies)

What exactly is a ‘European accent’?

Damage@feddit.it · 9 pts · 167d

It's when you repeat something 27 times

slowcakes@programming.dev · 1 pts · 167d

Europe = Germany, otherwise its paris or spain, italy is an island next to new york

FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 0 pts · 167d

Well you’re talking to me aren’t you? That’s what it sounds like.

Edit: ah I apologise being that short. Bit of crappy day.

gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 167d

Fuck sake, they're still trying to push this shit though?

I thought their repeated attempts had been made illegal?