Europe revives law allowing big tech to scan for CSAM
2026-07-12T14:51:57Z•81bbe48a91794f059b9ae573d2bf608a64a1c2c0a6127d382fc892c6502df1f0
ALPRAlphVBlackCatCSAMChat Control 2.0ChinaIndiaOdidoPakistanRyukSupreme Courtclient-side scanningcontent scanningcriminal sentencingdata exposureinsider accomplicelaw and policylicense plate readerslocation trackingprivacyransomwarestate-sponsored espionagesurveillancetelecom breach
What happened
Several high-impact security and privacy developments: the European Parliament passed “Chat Control 2.0,” allowing major tech companies to scan users’ messages for CSAM; a Ryuk operator pleaded guilty and a BlackCat/AlphV conspirator received a 70-month sentence; U.S. Supreme Court rulings on location tracking are driving scrutiny of automated license plate reader (ALPR) searches; China and India separately conducted espionage campaigns against the same Pakistani police force (Feb 2024–Apr 2026); and Dutch police say a suspected local accomplice was involved in the Odido telecom breach that ex
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