Anti-surveillance measures by Europe are unlikely to block foreign spying

A new analysis by GPPi and New America’s Open Technology Institute finds that proposals floated in Europe since 2013 to achieve ​“technological sovereignty” – for instance new undersea cables, localized routing or domestic industry support – will not curtail foreign surveillance. Some would even harm the free, open internet. The proposals most likely to protect against any foreign spying focus on encryption tools. The report was authored by Mirko Hohmann, Tim Maurer, Robert Morgus and Isabel Skierka. It is part of a project called project Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in the Digital Age.