Europol says Home Routing mobile encryption feature aids criminals

July 7, 2024 at 11:29AM Europol is addressing challenges posed by privacy-enhancing technologies in Home Routing, which hinder law enforcement’s ability to intercept communications during criminal investigations. This system allows customers to route traffic through their home network, making it difficult for authorities to gather evidence. Europol proposes two solutions to mitigate these obstacles and … Read more

Europol says mobile roaming tech is making its job too hard

July 5, 2024 at 04:35AM Europol seeks lawmakers’ help to address SMS home routing hampering criminal investigations. Home routing allows customers to use their network in other countries, but Europol argues it enables privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) and impedes law enforcement’s access to crucial evidence. Europol suggests banning PETs in home routing as a solution to … Read more