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- EU Prüm II regulation allows facial image exchange across police forces, raising mass surveillance concerns.
- eIDAS 2.0 mandates European digital identity wallets by 2026 and forces browsers to trust state certificates.
- High-Level Group proposes 'lawful access by design' for police access to data, criticized as mass surveillance.
- Romanian election annulled due to TikTok campaign; DSA proceedings opened against platform.
- Vietnam requires identity verification for online posting, linking speech to verified identity.
- UK demands iCloud backdoor; Apple removes encryption for UK users rather than comply.
- France rejects 'ghost participant' mechanism in encrypted messengers after cross-party opposition.
- EU's ProtectEU strategy includes roadmap for accessing encrypted communications and boosting Europol.
- ICE purchases Palantir's 'ImmigrationOS' for targeted surveillance of immigration populations.
- Switzerland's surveillance ordinance proposal stalls after opposition from companies like Proton.
- US requires student visa applicants to make social media public for ideological screening.
- EU schedules state decryption capabilities by 2030, including AI analysis of seized data.
- EU pilots age-verification apps, integrating into digital identity wallets by late 2026.
- France enforces age verification for adult sites, blocking access for non-compliance.
- China introduces centralized 'cyberspace ID' with face recognition, eroding online anonymity.
- EMFA bans spyware against journalists but includes exceptions for national security.
- Russia mandates pre-installed state-controlled messenger MAX on smartphones, with tracking capabilities.
- Russia penalizes searching for 'extremist' content online, including via VPNs.
- Over 500 scientists sign open letter against client-side scanning, citing technical infeasibility.
- UK plans mandatory digital ID for right-to-work checks, sparking public opposition.
- EU pulls mandatory scanning proposal after backlash, but it returns as 'voluntary'.
- EU Entry/Exit System collects biometrics for non-EU travelers, centralizing border control.
- UN Cybercrime Convention adopted, enabling cross-border surveillance with broad definitions.
- ECB advances digital euro development while legal safeguards remain undecided.
- Australia bans under-16s from social platforms, requiring age estimation and deactivating millions of accounts.
- France extends algorithmic CCTV 'experiment' to 2030, expanding surveillance scope.
- Former Polish minister granted asylum in Hungary amid Pegasus spyware scandal.
- Russia blocks WhatsApp after platform refuses data-sharing demands.
- Greek court convicts spyware vendors in Predator case, but buyers remain untraceable.
- France proposes expanding 'black boxes' to include full URL tracking for metadata analysis.
- German and French intelligence switch from Palantir to ChapsVision for AI-driven police analysis.
- US FISA Section 702 lapses but surveillance continues under existing certifications.
- EU Parliament advances digital euro with conditional payment features, despite non-programmability claims.
- Europol budget proposal increases to €3 billion with expanded mandate on encryption and AI.
- Pegasus spyware found on MEP in committee overseeing spyware, highlighting oversight failures.
- Decentralized social networks like Mastodon, Nostr, and Matrix offer alternatives to corporate platforms, emphasizing user control and privacy.