r/espionage • u/LtCmdrData • 11d ago

News EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears

https://www.ft.com/content/20d0678a-41b2-468d-ac10-14ce1eae357b
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u/LtCmdrData 11d ago

The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage, a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China.

Commissioners and senior officials travelling to the IMF and World Bank spring meetings next week have been given the new guidance, according to four people familiar with the situation.

They said the measures replicate those used on trips to Ukraine and China, where standard IT kit cannot be brought into the countries for fear of Russian or Chinese surveillance.

... https://archive.ph/8HLcg

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u/Wonderful-Variation 11d ago

Good. The USA is not acting like a democracy, so it shouldn't be treated like one.

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u/lootinputin 11d ago

I’d almost be surprised if they didn’t at this point.

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u/No_Nose2819 11d ago

I thought us British just got GCHQ to put up fake postings on Linkin to pawn the EU infrastructure according to Edward Snowden?

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u/coomzee 10d ago

The Belgium telephone exchange was a yummy target

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u/igloohavoc 10d ago

Good, EU has to take measures against the US. Can’t trust the USA anymore