US EditionEU Issues Burner Phones to Official Over US Espionage Concerns
- European officials traveling to the U.S. will use burner phones and other measures due to concerns about spying by President Donald Trump's administration.
- These measures, similar to those used in Ukraine and China, aim to prevent potential surveillance.
- The European Commission will supply disposable phones and laptops to staff members for their trip to the U.S.
- An EU official stated, 'The transatlantic alliance is over.
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Trust in Washington has declined.
A delegation of parliamentarians received special bags to protect their mobile phones from spying software.
While the Transatlantic Alliance seemed to be the most robust, Donald Trump's recent statements and decisions have undermined the confidence of European leaders in Uncle Sam's country. Senior European officials will now travel to the United States with disposable phones, for fear of espionage. ...
The European Commission has begun delivering basic disposable and portable mobiles to EU officials visiting the United States, because it does not trust Trump.
It's not the protocol, but it's been offered now. The move signals the intensification of espionage fears within Europe.
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