17-04-2018 15:49 via theguardian.com

EU to force tech firms to hand over terror suspects' messages

Plan to gather evidence of crime and terrorism ‘quickly and efficiently across borders’The European commission is seeking to force technology companies wherever they are based in the EU to hand over emails, text messages and app communications of terror suspects within hours of a court order.Under the plans, judges in one member state will be able to seize electronic evidence held on a service provider in another European country through a transnational European production order. Con
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