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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 13/10/2026

But it wasn't merely invasive - it was insecure, so anyone (rival spies, criminals, stalkers) could scan the internet for infected computers and take them over: www.ccc.de/en/updates/2...

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Chaos Computer Club analyzes government malware

The largest European hacker club, "Chaos Computer Club" (CCC), has reverse engineered and analyzed a "lawful interception" malware program used by German police forces. It has been found in the...

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 13/10/2026

You really couldn't ask for a more perfect example of the maxim that you can't make computer users more secure by making their computers *less* secure. Despite this, governments continue to demand the introduction of grave, universal secure vulnerabilities into our digital lives.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 13/10/2026

Take "chat control," a proposal to force every device manufacturer to install software that continuously scans your devices for child sex abuse material (AKA "child porn"): www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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EU Parliament Blocks Mass-Scanning of Our Chats—What's Next?

The EU’s so-called Chat Control plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption breaking measures, has had some good news lately. The most controversial idea, the forced requirement to sc...

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