Europe revives law allowing big tech to scan for CSAM
2026-07-10T20:52:01Z•635f584333f308de45d22ccf40e93a6c732acc692986b0c32121ac004c862be6
ALPRAlphVBlackCatCSAMChat Control 2.0ChinaEuropean ParliamentIndiaOdidoPakistanRyukSupreme Courtcriminal sentencingdata exposureespionageinvestigationlicense plate readerslocation trackingmessage scanningprivacyransomwaresurveillancetelco breach
What happened
A set of high-impact security and privacy developments: the European Parliament passed “Chat Control 2.0,” authorizing major tech firms (e.g., Google, Meta, Microsoft) to scan users’ messages for CSAM; a Ryuk operator pleaded guilty and an alleged BlackCat/AlphV conspirator received a 70-month sentence; the U.S. Supreme Court’s limits on location tracking have put automated license-plate reader (ALPR) networks under scrutiny and may push warrants for searches; separate Chinese and Indian espionage campaigns targeted the same Pakistani police force (Feb 2024–Apr 2026); and Dutch police traced a
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