Europe revives law allowing big tech to scan for CSAM
2026-07-11T20:51:52Z•8a8278d8842380feef1068df057d9fba14872a1ebd3e3c7e4513dff6cb1b8041
ALPRAlphVBlackCatCSAMChat Control 2.0ChinaEuropean ParliamentIndiaOdidoPakistan policeRyukSupreme Courtcontent scanningcybercrimedata exposureespionageinsider accomplicelocation trackingprivacyransomwaresentencingsurveillancetelco breach
What happened
News roundup: The European Parliament passed “Chat Control 2.0,” authorizing large tech firms (Google, Meta, Microsoft, etc.) to scan user messages for CSAM. In U.S. courts, a Ryuk operator pleaded guilty to conspiracy and computer fraud, and a conspirator for BlackCat/AlphV received a 70-month federal prison sentence. The U.S. Supreme Court’s reining in of location-tracking authorities could force warrants for ALPR (license-plate reader) searches, potentially curbing current police use of camera networks. Separately, Chinese and Indian actors ran separate espionage campaigns (Feb 2024–Apr 202
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