Chat Control

FIGHTING UNPRECEDENTED SURVEILLANCE
THREATENING OUR PRIVACY
ONLINE, EVERYWHERE

On the 11 May 2022 the EU commission made a proposal for a regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse. The proposal has been discussed controversially under the term “chatcontrol“ ever since. I have made my point clear from the beginning that I view the chatcontrol as an inacceptable, disproportionate, and ineffective mean to effectively protect children. Child sexual abuse and the distribution of the child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is a social problem that cannot be solved by throwing technology at it. This opinion is backed by many experts we invited to the public hearing of the digital committee on chat control on the 01.03.2023. From public prosecutor to scientist, from Chaos Computer Club to children’s rights organization, they all agree in their statements: The proposed regulation is the wrong path.

COLLECTED EXPERT OPINIONS

Markus Hartmann

Public Prosecutor General's Office Cologne
Central and Contact Point Cybercrime NRW

Felix Reda

Society for Civil Rights (GFF)
 

Martin Steinebach

Fraunhofer Institute
for Secure Information Technology

CONTACT FOR INQUIRIES

If you have any questions with regards to my position on the topic or otherwise feel free to contact me or my team.

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Anna Kassautzki

Member of the
German Bundestag

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Rahel Becker

Research Assistant for the
Committee on Digital Affairs