European Parliament Briefing: Digital Forensics Challenges in Law Enforcement

The European Parliament published a comprehensive briefing on access to data for law enforcement and digital forensics, noting that 85% of criminal investigations require access to digital information. The document addresses challenges including encryption, quantum computing threats to cryptographic security, and jurisdictional issues with data stored outside the EU. The European Commission’s June 2025 roadmap sets out coordinated implementation of post-quantum cryptographic transitions. The briefing discusses the Prüm II Regulation enabling cross-border exchange of biometric data and police records.

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Original source: European Parliament Research Service

Retrieved: 2025-11-06 | Language: English | Reading time: 6 min