CSAM scanning in chat apps would echo communist surveillance, and put children at risk

Ben Lovejoy

A planned law to require CSAM scanning in chat appswould be illegal, disproportionate, and could increase rather than decrease the risks to children, say experts. It could also see Apple withdraw iMessage from EU countries. The warning was given by more than 20 speakers at a privacy seminar, as the European Union continues to press for a CSAM measure which would effectively outlaw end-to-end encryption in chat apps like iMessage, WhatsApp, and Signal