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EU lets ePrivacy carve-out for automated CSAM scanning expire

→Platforms lose legal basis for routine message scanning

Data Privacy Big Tech
Change
The EU allowed the temporary legal exemption permitting automated scanning of private messages for child abuse content to lapse.
Why it matters
Platforms can no longer rely on the carve-out to conduct routine scanning of private communications, creating legal uncertainty.
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