Google Is Suing Chinese Scammers Who Are Using Gemini
2026-07-08T07:23:45Z•ec7233a87fb778b8acde169593d238a5f8357da31b79fd6ee573e3b33298d25c
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What happened
Collection of Bruce Schneier posts (June–July 2026) covering multiple security, privacy, and policy developments: Google sued a China-linked cybercrime group (“Outsider Enterprise”) that used Gemini to automate phishing campaigns and sold phishing-as-a-service via Telegram; France’s ANSSI will stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption (halt from 2027, push for quantum-safe procurement by 2030); Flock’s vehicle-fingerprinting lets cameras surveil cars without license plates; AI video tools now support natural-language queries enabling large-scale, flexible video surveillance
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- 2026-07-08T07:23:45Z
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