Mah, pare più che altro una dichiarazione pubblica di sfiducia. Sicuramente una presa di posizione molto più politico/diplomatica che tecnica. Sicuramente gli USA lo facevano anche prima, ma ora gli alti gradi dell'UE non sono più d'accordo e lo stanno dicendo pubblicamente. Vale per quel che vale. SBB
Inviato con l'email sicura Proton Mail. martedì 15 aprile 2025 13:04, 380° via nexa <[email protected]> ha scritto: > Buongiorno, > > la Commissione EU fa l'offesa se a SPIARE funzionari, scienziati, > aziende e cittadini europei "ha stato Trump" invece dei suoi > predecessori... > > ...ipocriti al cubo! > > «Report: EC issues burner phones for visits to US» > https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/15/ec_burner_devices/ > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > > > The European Commission is giving staffers visiting the US on official > business burner laptops and phones to avoid espionage attempts, > according to the Financial Times. > > The use of clean and locked-down hardware is common practice for > anyone visiting China, Russia, and other states where aggressive > electronic surveillance is expected. Apparently the European Union has > added the United States to that list. > > "The transatlantic alliance is over," an EU official [told] the > newspaper, which reported the 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." > > Next week, officials from the EU are due in Washington DC for the > spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary > Fund. Four sources told the FT the EC had changed its guidance to > ensure that visitors to America take serious precautions against > cyber-espionage. > > "They are worried about the US getting into the commission systems," > said one. > > [...] > > Taking a burner device, to be honest, sounds like standard practice > for people in sensitive lines of work, though this is all being > interpreted as an indication of quite how badly relations have slipped > between Europe and the US. And while a certain amount of spying on > one's allies is [expected] – former German chancellor Angela Merkel > was [most peeved] when it turns out her phone was being bugged by the > NSA – a recommendation to take fresh devices is something new. > > More context: > • [John Kerry bombshell: 'Yes, the NSA… reached TOO FAR, > inappropriately'] > • [Germany tells America to verpissen off over Huawei 5G > cyber-Sicherheitsbedenken] > • [Angela Merkel's phone was being listened in on by FIVE foreign > powers] > • [This is how we know Echelon exists] > > Ultimately, spies spy, and when it comes to spying on the world, no > one doubts America's abilities, regardless of who is in charge. > > "Washington is not Beijing or Moscow, but it is an adversary that is > prone to use extra-legal methods to further its interests and power," > Luuk van Middelaar, director of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics > think tank, told the FT. > > "Democrat administrations use the same tactics. It is an acceptance of > reality by the Commission." > > A European Commission spokesperson, an in email to /The Register/, did > not deny equipment was being handed out to staff as reported. And > while the spinner claimed the commission had not issued official > guidance to use burner laptops and phones, they did admit it had > tweaked its recommendations. > > "We have recently updated several country specific traveling > recommendation factsheets for officials. They reflect the latest > changes in the way the commission communicates and the general > increase of threats globally regarding cybersecurity," the > spokesperson told us. > > "Finally, indeed we recommend linking the e-visa to an EU > laissez-passer for senior officials, in order to underline the > official nature of the visit and facilitate visa processes in > embassies prior to departure. Again, these updated recommendations > were included in many other countries' factsheets to the attention of > travelling senior officials." > > We understand the FT stands by its yarn. And it wouldn't be the first > time the EU had [denied] a story, only to later confirm its > veracity. ® > > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > > [told] https://www.ft.com/content/20d0678a-41b2-468d-ac10-14ce1eae357b > > > [expected] https://www.theregister.com/2001/09/14/this_is_how_we_know/ > > > [most peeved] > https://www.theregister.com/2013/11/26/merkel_phone_tapped_by_5_countries/ > > > [John Kerry bombshell: 'Yes, the NSA… reached TOO FAR, inappropriately'] > https://www.theregister.com/2013/11/01/john_kerry_nsa_spying/ > > > [Germany tells America to verpissen off over Huawei 5G > cyber-Sicherheitsbedenken] > https://www.theregister.com/2019/02/19/germany_huawei_5g_security/ > > > [Angela Merkel's phone was being listened in on by FIVE foreign powers] > https://www.theregister.com/2013/11/26/merkel_phone_tapped_by_5_countries/ > > > [This is how we know Echelon exists] > https://www.theregister.com/2001/09/14/this_is_how_we_know/ > > > [denied] https://x.com/paolatamma/status/1907067942660870231 > > > > -- > 380° (lost in /traslation/) > > «Welcome to the chaos of the times > If you go left and I go right > Pray we make it out alive > This is Karmageddon»
