Council backs reinstatement of interim online child abuse detection rule
The Council has adopted its position on a regulation that would allow online service providers to resume voluntary detection and removal of child sexual abuse material on their platforms. The text is designed as an interim measure while a long-term legislative framework is still being negotiated. The Council said the rule should enter into force as soon as possible. It described the measure as a temporary derogation from data protection rules in the electronic communications sector, allowing providers to detect online child sexual abuse on their services and to report and remove it. Irish Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Minister... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 04 Jul 2026 09:30 LONDON
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Report says Pegasus spyware was used against former MEP investigating abuses
A new report says Pegasus spyware was repeatedly used against former European Parliament member Stelios Kouloglou while he was working on an investigation into spyware abuses in Europe. The report says his device was compromised after he joined a special parliamentary committee known as Pega. Researchers at Citizen Lab said they could not attribute the attacks to any specific government operator.The investigation says the first infection was detected on 21 October 2022, about seven months after Kouloglou joined the committee in March 2022. Citizen Lab described that period as a particularly intense phase in the committee's work, including the drafting... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Jul 2026 06:29 LONDON
