EU plans to require backdoor to encrypted messages for child protection

A leaked European Union proposal shows plans to mandate CSAM scanning for child protection in all encrypted messaging services.Credit: Alexandre Lallemand/UnsplashIn 2021, Apple eventually backed down over its own plans to introduce scanning for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and agreed to postpone it following severe criticism of its dangers to all privacy. Notably, the UK government backed Apple's plans, albeit after Apple had withdrawn them, and chiefly as part of its own wish to get backdoors into end-to-end encryption. Read more...