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   Chat Control: EU Commissioner backs Parliament line on targeted monitoring   
      
   Date:   
   Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:56:33 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   As the trialogue negotiations are set to begin on Tuesday, December 9, the   
   debate on the controversial Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) flares up.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   After finally securing approval from the EU Council, the controversial Child   
   Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) is now ready for trilogues  the final round of   
   EU legislative negotiations. Even with this milestone passed, however, a   
   lively debate in Brussels yesterday suggests a contentious road lies ahead.    
      
   During a discussion within the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home   
   Affairs (LIBE) on Thursday, December 4, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs   
   Magnus Brunner delivered an assessment that likely caught many attendees off   
   guard.    
      
   Brunner conceded that  while he remains committed to the original 2022   
   Commission proposal  he favors the Parliament's stance on targeted measures   
   over the Council's push for voluntary indiscriminate scanning .    
      
   "I would prefer the Parliament position to the Council position, because the   
   Council position is a compromise of a compromise of a compromise. But I still   
   think the Commission's proposal is the best proposal," Brunner said.    
      
   Despite that, Brunner flatly rejected the term  Chat Control   the nickname   
   critics have attached to the bill since its inception. He also brushed off   
   privacy concerns raised by Markta Gregorov of the Czech Pirate Party, who   
   compared the proposed voluntary scanning to "forcing every citizen to hand   
   every letter to the police to be opened and read before it is allowed to be   
   sent."    
      
   "It's not about Chat Control, it's about protecting our children, it's about   
   fighting against the pedophiles," Brunner argued.    
      
   All eyes now turn to the trilogue negotiations between the EU Parliament,   
   Commission, and Council, which are set to begin on Tuesday, December 9, with   
   the aim of locking in a final, binding text.    
      
   Leading the charge for the Parliament is Javier Zarzalejos, Chair of the LIBE   
   Committee and Rapporteur. He stressed that legislators are entering   
   negotiations with a "strong mandate" for targeted measures.   
      
   "The Parliament is well-equipped"   
      
   Even though the bill has finally attracted the required majority in the EU   
   Council, the latest iteration of Chat Control is far from having gained full   
   support.    
      
   Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, and the Netherlands are still opposing the   
   proposal. They are joined by many experts, who have argued that it may be " a   
   disaster waiting to happen. "    
      
   While the Danish Presidency decided to drop mandatory scanning obligations    
   for all messaging providers, many believe the proposed voluntary solution   
   could still lead to privacy and security violations.    
      
   "Let's face it. Voluntary or not, mass scanning is still mass scanning of   
   private communications. And it does not help minors," said Gregorov, echoing   
   similar concerns from the tech world.    
      
   With experts warning that the Council's proposal threatens people's privacy,   
   Brunner's position, which favors the more targeted surveillance, offers a   
   glimmer of hope for digital rights activists.    
      
   "Credit is due to Javier Zarzalejos for uniting the Parliament on this    
   crucial issue," commented former MEP for the German Pirate Party and digital   
   rights jurist, Patrick Breyer.    
      
   "With this strong mandate for fundamental rights and against indiscriminate   
   surveillance, the Parliament is well-equipped to fend off the governments   
   attack on digital secrecy and the right to anonymous communication."    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/chat-control-eu-commissione   
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