2025-10-08
Germany will not support Chat Control - a law which proposes to scan all messages people send even on end-to-end encrypted platforms - Justice Minister said today. German stance likely dooms the measure. Signal had threatened to leave the EU if Chat Control became law — therecord.media/chat-control...
Politico
A website set up by a Danish software developer floods EU lawmakers with emails opposing planned EU “Chat Control” laws to fight CSAM by scanning encrypted apps
A software developer from Denmark is having an outsized influence on a hotly debated law to break open encrypted apps.
2025-09-12
Digital freedoms advocates worldwide are alarmed by a Swiss government plan requiring service providers to get user ID at sign up, retain data for 6 months. The law, still under debate, also would require decryption. Proton moving infrastructure out of the country — therecord.media/switzerland- ...
The Record
Switzerland proposes regulations forcing service providers to collect user IDs and disable encryption, threatening its status as a haven for privacy tech firms
The Swiss government could soon require service providers with more than 5,000 users to collect government-issued identification … Bluesky: @marko.social and @suzannesmalley . Foru...
2025-09-11
US investors in spyware companies nearly tripled in 2024 w/ 31 firms now bankrolling the manufacturers, per new Atlantic Council report. Examples include Integrity Partners, which recently invested in Candiru manufacturer despite company appearing on the Entity List. — therecord.media/us-investors...
Wired
Atlantic Council: the number of US-based investors in spyware companies nearly tripled in 2024 to 31, compared to just 11 in 2023, topping Israel's 26 investors
A new report warns that the number of US investors in powerful commercial spyware rose sharply in 2024 and names new countries linked to the dangerous technology.
2025-07-10
The ruling, which holds that Meta tracking tech violates GDPR, sets precedent which the court acknowledged will allow countless FB users to sue w/o “explicitly demonstrating individual damages.” Experts: Decision leaves countless websites, apps exposed to huge fines — therecord.media/german-court...
The Record
A German court rules Meta's tracking pixels embedded in third-party websites and apps violate the EU's GDPR, ordering it to pay €5,000 to a German Facebook user
A German court has ruled that Meta must pay €5,000 ($5,900) to a German Facebook user who sued the platform …
2025-03-08
The Office of the National Cyber Director will become a dominant force in the 2nd Trump admin thanks to the pending appt of NCD Sean Cairncross, experts say. The selection of 3 offensive cyber specialists to the NSC also lays the groundwork for a stronger ONCD — therecord.media/trump-white- ...
The Record
Experts say Sean Cairncross' nomination as national cyber director signals the White House's ONCD will lead US cyber policy across the government
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