(TR14) (INCYBER) Capture devices

Firmly in the realm of fantasy fiction for most people, “spyware” has in fact become the only possible tool available to government agencies when communication encryption masks key elements of their investigations. However, the Pegasus scandal highlighted the extremely negative impact of this type of software when used without safeguards. A specially constituted committee of the European Parliament recently set out to assess the risks of using spyware and subsequently issued a series of recommendations to the European Commission. But what role should member states play in this debate? Should they take up the issue
and contribute to the EU initiative—risking a tightening up of the rules governing the use of capture—
or should they adopt a more cautious stance, emphasizing the need for “national security”, synonymous with the status quo? Could cross-disciplinary work (vulnerability researchers, telecoms security specialists, systems engineers, etc.) define an effective system that also safeguards privacy?

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