Europol says Home Routing mobile encryption feature aids criminals

Europol warns that privacy-enhancing technologies in telecom Home Routing impede lawful interception by encrypting traffic so that visiting networks cannot access keys, enabling criminals to evade monitoring with foreign SIMs. To address this, Europol proposes either EU-level enforcement to disable PET in Home Routing, allowing domestic interception of foreign SIM communications, or a fast cross-border mechanism for processing interception requests within the EU; each approach balances technical feasibility, privacy, and procedural efficiency.