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EDPS Seminar on the CSAM proposal

You can watch the recording of this Seminar online via the European Parliament Multimedia Center

AGENDA

 

12:00

 

Opening of Registration (European Parliament Esplanade)

 

 

12:30

 

Welcome Coffee 

 

 

13:00

 

Welcoming and introduction

Wojciech Wiewiórowski, the European Data Protection Supervisor

 

 

13:05

 

Round 1:  What is at stake?

 

The Proposal aims at preventing and combating child sexual abuse online and off-line by detecting the proliferation of CSA material and grooming. However, many stakeholders question the effectiveness, necessity and proportionality of the proposed Regulation. In this round, key stakeholders are invited to discuss the main issues at stake and why the CSAM proposal has, in spite of its commendable objectives, received substantial criticism.

 

Moderator: Kazimierz Ujazdowski, Member of the Cabinet, EDPS

 

Speakers:

  • Saskia Bricmont, Member of the European Parliament
  • Arda Gerkens, Chair of the Board, The Netherlands' Authority for the Prevention of Online Terrorist Content and Child Sexual Abuse Material
  • Ella Jakubowski, Senior Policy Advisor, EDRi
  • Susan Landau, Bridge Professor in Cyber Security and Policy, Tufts University
  • Birgit Sippel, Member of the European Parliament
  • Meredith Whittaker, CEO Signal Foundation 

 

 

13:45

 

Round 2: Effectiveness, accuracy and legality: promises vs. reality

 

Proponents of the CSAM proposal argue that detection orders would be an effective mean of combating the dissemination of child sexual abuse material online. It is also claimed that several technologies exist to reliably detect the dissemination of CSAM with only limited adverse impact on bona fide users of interpersonal communications services and without disincentivising the use of any given technology, including end-to-end encryption. In this round, different stakeholders are invited to offer their insights on specific aspects of the proposal, in particular as regards the effectiveness, accuracy and legality of detection orders as envisaged by the CSAM proposal. 

 

Moderator: Brendan Van Alsenoy, Deputy Head of Unit “Policy and Consultation”, EDPS

 

Speakers:

  • Alexander Hanff, Data Privacy Expert
  • Jaap-Henk Hoepman, Visiting Professor Computer Science, Karlstad University 
  • Bart Preneel, Professor, COSIC/KU Leuven
  • Teresa Quintel, Assistant Professor, Maastricht University
  • Kai Rannenberg, CEPIS - Council of European Professional Informatics Societies
  • Luca Tosoni, Specialist Director, Norwegian Data Protection Authority
  • Sabine Witting, Assistant Professor, Leiden University
  • Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius, Professor, iHub, Radboud University, Nijmegen

 

 

14:25

 

Round 3: Way forward

 

Child abuse and its perpetuation on the internet are real and demand a strong and effective response. Given the many doubts expressed regarding the proposal, another path is needed. Therefore, this round will explore alternative ways forward that are genuinely capable to address such a complex societal problem, also looking at the approaches chosen in other countries.

 

Moderator: Anna Buchta, Head of Unit “Policy and Consultation”, EDPS

 

Speakers:

  • Evelyn Austin, Director of Bits of Freedom 
  • Andreea Belu, Head of Campaigns and Communications, EDRi 
  • Patrick Breyer, Member of the European Parliament
  • Helen Charles, Public Policy Director, WhatsApp 
  • David Frautschy, Senior Director, European Government and Regulatory Affairs, Internet Society
  • Matthew Green, Professor, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
  • Monica Horten, PhD, Independent policy advisor 
  • Iverna McGowann, Director of Europe's Office, Center for Democracy and Technology (US)

 

 

14:55

 

Concluding remarks

Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor

 

 

15:00

 

End of the Seminar