Europe revives law allowing big tech to scan for CSAM
2026-07-11T08:51:53Z•b3a019a3372c19d5eca8b81c28cb251adbc4fafbcdf123f0f788e5a613ccaebd
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What happened
A set of security and privacy stories: the European Parliament passed 'Chat Control 2.0', authorizing major tech firms (Google, Meta, Microsoft) to scan user messages for CSAM; a Ryuk operator pleaded guilty in Oregon and a BlackCat/AlphV conspirator received a 70-month sentence for ransomware-related crimes; the U.S. Supreme Court’s reining in of location-tracking has put automated license-plate reader (ALPR) networks and police use of camera searches under scrutiny; China and India conducted separate espionage campaigns targeting the same Pakistani police force from Feb 2024–Apr 2026; and D
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