I read a headline this morning that really pissed me off. The EU is planning to break encryption and scan everyone’s phone. Here’s why that’s a horrible idea…

What the Heck Is the EU Up To?

First, I’ll break down what Chat Control is, then why the EU’s excuse doesn’t hold water, and finally, what we can do about it.

So, here’s what the EU is doing, from Euronews:

“In Brussels, the European Commission, Danish presidency, and member states will be trying, once again, to revive the CSAM/chat control that would effectively break encryption online in the name of combating child sexual abuse material, a process more colloquially known as ‘chat control’.”

This would require breaking encryption within the EU for everyone. iMessage, Signal, VPN’s, everything.

This leaves a backdoor in every encrypted service which governments can exploit. Hackers can exploit it too.

Now that you know what Chat Control is, let’s talk about the flimsy excuse the EU is using to justify it.

Why “The Children” Is Just an Excuse

Whenever the government wants to take away your freedom, they use one of two excuses: terrorism or “the children.”

Lately, “the children” is more popular. Maybe that’s because it’s been a while since we’ve seen a major terrorist attack in the West. And as a guy who lives right next to New York City, I pray we don’t.

Hey, I’m all for protecting children. Put the child abusers under the jail.

But there’s always some limit to the amount of freedom we’re willing to give up to accomplish any goal, no matter how worthy.

Balancing Security and Freedom

Here’s a great way to stop child abuse…

What if we required cameras in everyone’s house? We use AI to scan the video feed for signs of child abuse.

This would massively reduce child abuse. But are we willing to pay that price?

Yeah, didn’t think so!

And of course, the government would tell us that the cameras are only going to be used to stop child abuse.

Nothing else. Pinky swear.

This is what the EU is saying about Chat Control. Do you believe them?

I sure as heck don’t. They’ll use it against whomever they please, including anyone who says something the government doesn’t like.

The UK is already arresting people for tweets. Chat Control will allow even tighter repression of speech, this time across the entire EU. And I imagine the UK will adopt something like Chat Control in about a nanosecond.

What’s to stop the EU from using Chat Control to flag and punish political dissent in general?

Wrap-Up

Hey, I get it. Chat Control isn’t a camera in your bedroom.

But slopes get slippery…

I don’t know about you, but I’m not ready to hand over my phone to the EU’s cops and bureaucrats. It all comes down to what Martin Luther King said:

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Tomorrow, we’ll talk about why Chat Control isn’t just a threat to EU citizens, but a threat to Americans and the world at large.

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