Do read this new investigatory piece on the web of money, AI companies, and shadowy “foundations” bankrolling the EU anti-encryption proposals. TL;DR this is the terrifying thing you get when you combine law enforcement, money and AI. https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/25/who-benefits-inside-the-eus-fight-over-scanning-for-child-sex-content/
I never realized the EU Commission would be so cheap to buy.
You know how they say “data is the new oil”? Well it seems to me that some combination of government and business interests have decided that *private data* is the ultimate untapped resource: and its current stewards (big social media companies promoting encryption, mostly) aren’t exploiting it thoroughly enough.
@matthew_d_green Going to EU Parliament in 2 weeks to try to dissuade MEPs from voting for ChatControl.
It helps to know what's behind it before the meetings..