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Moldova’s new SIM-card ID rule: security fix or privacy overreach?
Moldova has introduced a controversial new measure requiring mandatory identification for prepaid mobile and eSIM users, framing it as a tool to combat fraud and cybercrime. I have analysed the new law decision as a privacy and security problem, not just a change in law. I am not a legal [...] 3
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Moldova’s prank-call problem is an executive-security problem
The latest prank-call episode involving Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Cristina Gherasimov should be read as more than political theatre. It is tempting to stop at the geopolitical label. That reaction is understandable, but from a security perspective it is also incomplete. There will always be adversaries willing [...] 3
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Moldova’s Information Trap
Moldova is not just under pressure from Russian interference. It is also living with the political consequences of having made that interference one of the central stories of recent elections. That was understandable: Moldova really was targeted by coordinated foreign influence, cyber operations, criminal networks, and disinformation. But when [...] 3