Europe revives law allowing big tech to scan for CSAM
2026-07-13T02:51:55Z•264fcc2a2d2ad5d16a49704d38c6acc2f45d050bed86b6c0fd8bcce607571a30
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What happened
A batch of security and privacy developments: The European Parliament passed 'Chat Control 2.0', authorizing major tech firms (Google, Meta, Microsoft, etc.) to scan user messages for CSAM, raising privacy and surveillance concerns. U.S. courts continued enforcement actions against ransomware actors: a Ryuk operator pleaded guilty in Oregon to conspiracy and computer fraud, and a conspirator tied to BlackCat/AlphV received a 70-month sentence in Florida. The U.S. Supreme Court's reining in of location tracking has put automated license-plate reader (ALPR) networks under scrutiny and could push
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