[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Finland gives expert testimony

[Charles Mok (gmail)]

Good work from ISOC Finland and ISOC NL -- it'd be good if the key success
strategy used can be shared with the communities!

Thanks,
Charles


On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 9:04 PM Caleb Ogundele via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> This is great news.
> Keep up the good work and engagement.
>
> Caleb Ogundele
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 8:49 AM 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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>.
>>
>>
>> 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/>.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>>
>>
>> Callum Voge, Director – Government Affairs and Advocacy
>> voge at isoc.org
>>
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