Privacy advocates are satisfied after the proposal to monitor EU citizens’ phones was withdrawn. On the other hand, organizations that fight for children’s conditions and rights are disappointed. However, both parties anticipate a new battle ahead.
Minister for Justice withdraws controversial proposal
Minister for Justice Peter Hummelgaard (S) has made the hunt for images and videos of child sexual abuse a Danish key issue during the Danish EU presidency. On Thursday, he threw in the towel. Foto: Sebastian Elias Uth/Ritzau Scanpix
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There’s one thing supporters and opponents can agree on: Their fight is not over with Minister for Justice Peter Hummelgaard’s withdrawal of his controversial proposal to monitor EU citizens’ phones in search of images and videos of sexual abuse of children.
»I don’t think the discussion about mandatory mass surveillance ends here; it will come back. That’s always the case«, says Jesper Lund, chairman of the IT-Political Association of Denmark, who has fought against Hummelgaard’s proposal.
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