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German Finance Ministry and customs directorate; auditors found EUR 35M spent on 17,321 'secure' phones customs staff could not use

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Germany's Federal Court of Auditors found the Finance Ministry bought more than 17,000 special smartphones for about 35 million euros that were unusable for their intended encrypted communication.$40.6M

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Bundesrechnungshof (official audit report, 'Bemerkungen 2025') — Bundesrechnungshof (official audit report, 'Bemerkungen 2025')Documentüber 17.000 Spezial-Smartphones für rund 35 Millionen Euro, die für die vorgesehene verschlüsselte Kommunikation unbrauchbar waren

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