European law enforcement agencies

Politico reports that Russian tech surveillance company has infiltrated Europe's law enforcement agencies. The same technology used by Western police was allegedly being developed in Russia and sold to Russian security services, raising questions about how deeply Russian-made surveillance tools have penetrated European policing.

A US-based data-extraction firm has reportedly been secretly run from Russia while working on EU-backed projects and selling its services to European law enforcement agencies. The claims come from documents seen by POLITICO, raising questions about how the company gained access to publicly funded European programmes and police contracts despite its alleged ties to Moscow.

Oxygen Forensics, a data-extraction company presented as U.S.-based, has been accused of being secretly run from Russia. According to documents seen by POLITICO reporter Antoaneta Roussi, the firm has worked on EU-backed projects and sold its services to European law enforcement agencies, raising concerns about how a company with alleged Russian ties gained access to sensitive police work across Europe.

A Politico report says a Russian surveillance company infiltrated law enforcement agencies across Europe, prompting debate over how dependent European police and public institutions are on foreign technology. Commenters argue that open-source software is the only reliable guarantee of digital sovereignty, warning that proprietary systems can conceal national security risks.