Our top stories this week:
<ul>
<li>Microsoft blocks the ability to bypass online accounts on Windows 11</li>
<li>Germany confirms its opposition to Chat Control; the European Union withdraws the proposal due to insufficient support.</li>
<li>Hackers breach Discord support tickets, leaking 70,000 age verification documents</li>
<li>A group of American investors have acquired the NSO Group, giving a lifeline to the spyware firm after a series of crippling lawsuit decisions.</li>
</ul>
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