Europe revives law allowing big tech to scan for CSAM

A set of security and privacy developments: the European Parliament passed “Chat Control 2.0,” permitting major platform operators (Google, Meta, Microsoft, etc.) to scan user messages for CSAM; US courts saw convictions and sentences tied to ransomware operations (a Ryuk operator pleaded guilty and a BlackCat/AlphV conspirator received a 70‑month sentence); experts warn a Supreme Court decision tightening location‑tracking expectations could force warrants for ALPR/license‑plate camera searches and substantially constrain their policing use; Chinese and Indian threat actors ran separate but,