The Office of the eSafety Commissioner has unveiled plans to enforce proactive scanning of online messaging, cloud storage, and other internet-based services for child sexual abuse material and pro-terror material, with the release on Monday of two draft standards for public consultation.
The failure to commit to using technologies that detect and remove the child sexual abuse material and pro-terror material from Relevant Electronic Services (RES) and Designated Internet Services (DIS) was a key sticking point for eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant when she rejected two industry-designed codes earlier this year.
RES covers a broad range of electronic services – such as those providing end-to-end encrypted messaging services, gaming services, and dating services.
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