Hi Everyone!

I graduated from Indonesia s top private university, home to startup builders, some then become Unicorn ; William T. (Tokopedia) and Ferry U. (Traveloka). Over the past 7+ years I ve participated in startup competitions, mentored startups since university days until now at Accelerating Asia Ventures, and learned directly from founders.

For those who don't know:

• The EU has proposed a law intended to protect children from online abuse.

• But the draft includes a highly controversial measure: mandatory scanning (client-side scanning) of private communications, including encrypted ones, for child sexual abuse material.

• Experts and authorities (such as the EDPB and EDPS) warn that this kind of mandatory scanning could lead to mass surveillance through automated tools, posing a serious threat to fundamental rights like privacy and data protection.

• According to reports, 15 member states support the proposal, 6 are against it, and 6 remain undecided. The law would not apply to political officials, but it would affect the reading of communication of ordinary citizens.