Referencing television show The Wire to illustrate how technology has far outpaced law enforcement’s capabilities, Hummelgaard warned that upcoming iPhone updates could enable encrypted AI-generated messages, making criminal investigations even harder.
“Sometimes I fear criminals are laughing their socks off because we are not sufficiently able to neither within our nation states, but also on a global or even an EU level, to provide the necessary provisions that can give law enforcement the right tools,” he said.
EU Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath said the Commission will now weigh the ministers’ suggestions.
