The European Commission equipped with the disposable phones that travel to the United States According to last week’s ‘Financial Times’, laptops are not electronic devices for monitoring reasons. The country is included in a list of Ukraine and China and other countries expected Electronic monitoring.
Due to an increase in geo -political tensions, we analyze What technology tools and online sites can use European politicians They are on the barrier.
Dichdog
In 2023, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the EU Council They prohibited dictok In Professional devices of EU officials. This was the action Many agencies that followed And EU Advisory Organizations -European Union Advisory Organizations -European Union Diplomatic Service -Court -Her Budget Control Institute -European Committee of Regions and European Economic and Social Committee.
The privacy of companies’ internet security infrastructure, the privacy of the message and data transfer, Accuses the Chinese government of gathering important and critical data.
And MEPs and their staff were “strongly recommended” to eliminate the use of their personal devices. The site has repeatedly denied these statements and defended its independence, and despite the 2017 law, all Chinese companies, including international subsidies, are forcing the National Intelligence Agency to “support and cooperate”.
The 2024 Romanian presidential election has further enhanced the water on the future of Russian intervention and the European Commission He started formally Investigation into the site for potential violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in December.
Telegraph
Use Telegram Russian message use It is currently not prohibited in the EU, but fraud, drug trafficking, Improving organized crime and terrorismOne of them. Its founder and CEO, Powell Durov, He was even arrested last year Before being released under the supervision of the judiciary.
At the time, Dutch Eurotuis Dutch Euro Barutut . Have been notified The use of the application is a ‘euronevs’ that is questionable.
“I think Telegram is a secure app, which is created by Russian people, and the Russian state can have some influence. Telegram keeps insurance encryptionThat is, it can be approached to the Russian government. I think this is concerned, “he said.It would not be wise for authorities, ministers or senior political positions On their personal phones. “
Switzer in countries that have restricted restrictions Amsterdam municipal administration authorities can no longer use it Due to false information, cybermases and drug trafficking.
AI tools
Earlier this month, the European Commission issued a guidelines that prohibited the use of “AI agents” during web meetings: “AI Agents are not allowed,” It appeared in one Slide During the PowerPoint presentation of the European Commission.
Los ”AI Agents“They are computer programs They can make decisions and do tasks alone Interacting with learning and other applications from data. They can register a meeting, take notes, and take action after their decisions.
Many companies like Microsoft, Opanai, Mistral They propose to create IA agentsAnd although they are currently not subject to specific regulation, their models must comply with the AI law. More It is not clear whether those AI agents represent threats to the European AuthorityThis refused to comment.
Hawkai
Something recent Corruption Hawaii saw five accused in the investigation Corruption is attached to the Chinese telecommunications companyIt is doubtful that bribing the Belgian lawyers to EU legislators is focused on using the company’s devices.
Already in 2018, at that time, the European Union Technical Commissioner warned Andres Azib “Hawaii back” After the arrest of the company’s senior executive as part of the alleged investigation of bank fraud. “We have to worry about those companies,” Azip said.
As a result, the Commission’s 5G defense policy occurred Members of the member states to divert their 5G suppliers They banned to create an important infrastructure. The Commission is planning to ban equipment in their own internal telecommunications, and EU officials prevent the use of Huawei personal phones for corporate use.
The The barrier of using Facebook pages As far as public companies are concerned, it has earlier been in the wake of a series of doubts about the safety of data transfers between the EU and the United States.
In 2021, Germany’s Federal Privacy Control Institute (PFTI) warned public officials against the use of Facebook pages, saying the technology company’s procedures stated that the Public Data Safety Regulatory (GDPR) was not compatible. His Annual report 2023, PFTI says, “The ability to identify alternatives to respect data security”, Mastodon.
Last year, Dutch Data Protection Authority advised the national government to use Facebook pages This is because public companies can guarantee that the processing of user data is compliant with the law. “
X
After a few days US President Donald Trump’s election winsA hundred thousand unhappy users They would have fled X, formerly called Twitter, Elon Maskin, including politicians in Europe.
They are not pleased with the fact that they are considering the role of the Musk to facilitate false information, plot principles and platform disgusting speeches and the return of Trump’s return to the reign of Trump.
In Europe, such important companies European central bankLocal administrations such as the European Pharmaceutical Institute and the city of Paris resigned from x In favor of Blueski.
However, Most politiciansThe Chairman of the European Commission, Ursula Van Ter Lain, the Commissioner of Technology, Henna Virgunen, They use their accounts.
Strawa
Popular American fitness application is Strawa He was in trouble last year after the ‘Lu Monte’ discovered an important security gap. Were able to monitor journalists High -level movements that analyze the footsteps of their safety agents.
By clicking “start running” from where Strawa users are, Agents expressed without realizing important information, The location of the French president’s residence, as the address of his house, as his workplace or more rare cases.
For example, as of July 2023, before the president’s arrival to attend the NATO Summit, members of the Republic’s President’s Security Council have stopped to protect the environment of a hotel in Vilna. Secret Easily discovered by journalists through the public profile of one of the agents Strawa. Journalists identified a similar dozen cases.
The Ministry of Armed Forces responded by issuing internal guidelines to alert the violation. Officials declared ‘Lu Monte’, and they warned the safety risks associated with the use of futting straw “, and more and more said:”We remember the need to follow basic functional security standardsHow to turn off attached devices such as watches, iPhones or strawa. “
However, despite the warnings, the application was sent back early this year, and the naval personnel were accidentally exposed by the details of the submarine patrols in submarine patrols. The application of the application is still officially recognized for politicians and members of their safety.