Η πρόταση κανονισμού CSAR (Child Sexual Abuse Regulation) και θεμελιώδη δικαιώματα
The proposal for the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation and fundamental rights

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Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) ; Privacy ; Personal data ; Hashing technologies ; AI technologies ; E2EEAbstract
Child sexual abuse constitutes an increasingly growing problem worldwide, with material depicting the sexual abuse of minors being circulated and stored through online services. The expanded use of digital platforms by young people, combined with the capabilities of the modern digital era—which facilitates communication through social networks and messaging applications—has also led to a significant increase in cases of child grooming for sexual abuse. Until today, the detection and reporting of the above-mentioned crimes by providers of information society services in the EU has been carried out primarily on a voluntary basis. Consequently, the measures and procedures applied by providers have shown significant heterogeneity, resulting in uneven application between Member States, creating a fragmented landscape and effectively leaving gaps in the protection of children from sexual abuse. In response to the existing deficiencies of the measures, the CSAR Regulation is proposed, aiming at the prevention and combat of child sexual abuse online. The key provisions introduced by the Regulation include the mandatory detection, reporting, and removal of online child sexual abuse material and grooming by providers, in the event of the issuance of a relevant detection, removal, or blocking order, and the creation of the EU Centre on Child Sexual Abuse, whose operations will aim at the exchange of expertise and the coordination of the actors involved in the prevention and combat of child sexual abuse, particularly online. The Proposal, however, has generated substantial concern, as its implementation entails risks to fundamental rights. The main concerns relate to the protection of personal data and user privacy affected by mandatory detection orders, the confidentiality of communications potentially compromised by measures such as client-side scanning in cases where end-to-end encryption is weakened, and the freedom of expression threatened by large-scale content scanning measures. This thesis analyzes the implications of the initial CSAR Regulation Proposal on fundamental rights, with a focus on assessing compliance with the principle of proportionality.


