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Ethical Hacker Challenges EU's Text-Storage Justifications

9/26/2025

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Inti De Ceukelaire, a Belgian ethical hacker, calls the EC's text-message storage explanation a non-argument.
Francisco Jeronimo of IDC questions why Ursula von der Leyen uses a phone with limited storage.
The European Commission says messages auto-delete for storage reasons; Ursula von der Leyen is scrutinized for deleting a text from Emmanuel Macron, French President, about blocking the EU-Mercosur deal.

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Inti De Ceukelaire, a Belgian ethical hacker, calls the EC's text-message storage explanation a non-argument.
Francisco Jeronimo of IDC questions why Ursula von der Leyen uses a phone with limited storage.
The European Commission says messages auto-delete for storage reasons; Ursula von der Leyen is scrutinized for deleting a text from Emmanuel Macron, French President, about blocking the EU-Mercosur deal.