[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Finland gives expert testimony

[Roua Deeb]

Wonderful work
Well done everyone
and congratulations to ISOC Finland Chapter

Roua Deeb
ISOC Lebanon Chapter

On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 4:49 PM Callum Voge via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I would like to share a quick update and recognition from the European
> region.
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> As many of you will have heard,  ISOC NL did a fantastic job of engaging
> with the Dutch government in September, which resulted in the publication
> of a government position that backs strong encryption and rejects
> client-side scanning
> <https://gegevensmagazijn.tweedekamer.nl/SyncFeed/2.0/Resources/6b0e965e-76c0-489a-a253-1cb81d1bace8>.
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> The good news continues as last month our ISOC Finland Chapter
> <https://siy.fi/> was invited to give expert testimony at the Finnish Committee
> on Transport and Communications on this same exact topic. ISOC Finland
> member Timo Kiravuo spoke at the hearing and was able to emphasize the
> far-reaching impact of the proposed legislation not only on privacy and
> fundamental rights, but also the impact on European businesses that would
> struggle to comply with client-side scanning obligations.
>
> Fantastic work to the ISOC Finland team for being recognized as an expert
> in this field and for rising to the occasion! This intervention was
> important as Finland’s position on the EU child sexual abuse regulation has
> been unstable, with indications that Finland might support mandatory
> client-side scanning in encrypted environments
> <https://www.globalencryption.org/2024/09/gec-steering-committee-statement-on-9-september-text-of-the-european-csa-regulation/>.
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> We will need to monitor how this file develops in the coming months and we
> encourage all EU-based chapters to keep up the pressure. Myself and my
> colleague David Frautschy are here to support however we can. Thank you for
> all that you do.
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> Best,
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> Callum Voge, Director – Government Affairs and Advocacy
> voge at isoc.org
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