Russian surveillance firm infiltrated EU police
The gist
POLITICO reported Oxygen Forensics, accused of being secretly run from Russia, sold tools to EU police.
The case raises questions about how European law enforcement vets foreign surveillance vendors.
How it unfolded
- 2014 -2016The EU-funded EVIDENCE project received more than €1.9 million and listed Oxygen Forensics among companies consulted on handling digital criminal evidence.
- 2022After sanctions were imposed on Russia, Oxygen's Russian owners allegedly concealed their ownership and continued developing the software in Russia.
- 2023The Horizon 2020-backed INSPECTr project continued to operate until 2023.