Position paper: Home routing and risks to lawful interception

Home Routing makes it possible for a telecommunication service provider to (continue to) provide a service to a customer when they travel abroad. This means that when a customer travels internationally, their communications (calls, messages and data) are still processed through their home network rather than the network of the country they are visiting.

The implications of this for law enforcement are significant, as it can delay or even prevent lawful access to evidence in serious criminal cases. In this paper, Europol opens the conversation on Home Routing, analysing the challenges it creates for law enforcement and offering solutions that accounts for rights to both privacy and security.

Cite this publication: Europol (2024), Position Paper on Home Routing and Risks to Lawful Interception, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.