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Vitalik Buterin Breaks Silence on EU Chat Control Proposal
The post Vitalik Buterin Breaks Silence on EU Chat Control Proposal appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin finally has something to say about the European Union’s push for chat control on social media platforms. Vitalik Buterin Sees a More Challenging Privacy Preservation Era Vitalik Buterin acknowledged the rejection of the EU chat control proposal titled Chat Control 2.0, stating that it feels like a significant win. He expressed his gratitude towards the effort of different entities who ensured that the proposal does not see the light of day. Consequently, Buterin congratulated Europeans on their latest win against the authorities. In a follow-up post, the Ethereum executive highlighted the fact that this may not mark the end of such legislation that threatens citizens’ privacy. Rather, Buterin believes that this is the beginning of a challenging era for privacy preservation. To give perspective to Buterin’s post, here is a background story. Recent news of EU chat control proposals failing feels like a significant win. Really grateful to see so many people working hard to make this outcome happen, and congratulations to Europeans. https://t.co/61QHsBdib2 — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) July 6, 2024 Apart from the Market in Crypto Asset (MiCA) regulatory framework, EU member states pushed forward a proposal to mass scan private communication on encrypted messaging platform like Whatsapp and Signal. This would involve scanning videos, images and URL sent on these platforms in search of incriminating materials. The process will be performed by an Artificial Intelligence-powered algorithm against a government database of known abuse material. The aim was to mitigate the occurrence of child security abuse via these social media platforms. Noteworthy, the legislation had to pass through the Council of the EU, one of the two legislative bodies. From here, it will head to the next legislative stage. At the time, several privacy advocates including operators of the encrypted messaging platforms argued against the proposal. Some…
The post Vitalik Buterin Breaks Silence on EU Chat Control Proposal appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin finally has something to say about the European Union’s push for chat control on social media platforms. Vitalik Buterin Sees a More Challenging Privacy Preservation Era Vitalik Buterin acknowledged the rejection of the EU chat control proposal titled Chat Control 2.0, stating that it feels like a significant win. He expressed his gratitude towards the effort of different entities who ensured that the proposal does not see the light of day. Consequently, Buterin congratulated Europeans on their latest win against the authorities. In a follow-up post, the Ethereum executive highlighted the fact that this may not mark the end of such legislation that threatens citizens’ privacy. Rather, Buterin believes that this is the beginning of a challenging era for privacy preservation. To give perspective to Buterin’s post, here is a background story. Recent news of EU chat control proposals failing feels like a significant win. Really grateful to see so many people working hard to make this outcome happen, and congratulations to Europeans. https://t.co/61QHsBdib2 — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) July 6, 2024 Apart from the Market in Crypto Asset (MiCA) regulatory framework, EU member states pushed forward a proposal to mass scan private communication on encrypted messaging platform like Whatsapp and Signal. This would involve scanning videos, images and URL sent on these platforms in search of incriminating materials. The process will be performed by an Artificial Intelligence-powered algorithm against a government database of known abuse material. The aim was to mitigate the occurrence of child security abuse via these social media platforms. Noteworthy, the legislation had to pass through the Council of the EU, one of the two legislative bodies. From here, it will head to the next legislative stage. At the time, several privacy advocates including operators of the encrypted messaging platforms argued against the proposal. Some…
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