Below is the joint letter initiated by Tuta, which Mailfence and other privacy-focused companies co-signed.
Open Letter to EU Member States on the Proposed Regulation on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)
«Dear Ministers of the Interior, Justice and Economy of the EU Member States,
We are writing to you as small and medium-sized businesses algeria whatsapp number data 5 million and organisations in Europe, concerned about the proposed Regulation on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). Collectively, we urge you to ensure that the position of (insert country name here) on this dossier is as close as possible to that of the European Parliament (EP). We all agree that ensuring the safety of minors on the Internet is one of the most important duties of technology companies and for this reason we find the European Commission's proposed Regulation extremely worrying.
If implemented as proposed, it would negatively impact the privacy and security of minors online, while having dramatic and unintended consequences on the EU cybersecurity landscape, as well as creating an ineffective administrative burden *.
The European Parliament recently adopted its position on the dossier, recognising that scanning technologies are not compatible with the goal of secure and confidential communications. The crucial changes it presents to the proposal therefore reflect the opinions of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the Council's legal services, as well as countless experts in cryptography and cybersecurity**.
It also reflects the opinion of 63-69% of companies, authorities, NGOs and citizens consulted by the European Commission in its impact assessment***.
As small and medium-sized businesses and technology organizations, we share your concerns, as we know that searching for specific content—such as text, photos, and videos—in an end-to-end encrypted communication would require the implementation of a backdoor, or a similar technology called “client-side scanning.” Even if this mechanism is created for the purpose of fighting online crime, it would also be quickly exploited by criminals themselves, putting citizens and businesses at greater risk online by creating vulnerabilities for all users alike.
