First Wap, the company at the heart of our story exposing the secret tech system tracking millions across the globe, was dropped by Telecom Liechtenstein. They’d been using Liechtenstein as a discreet gateway into global mobile networks, routing hundreds of thousands of tracking queries through the national operator. Scrutiny of SS7 surveillance practices intensified around the world: the UK regulator moved to ban the leasing of signalling access points and European Parliament Member Moritz Körner urged the European Commission to prohibit telecom operators from granting illegal signalling network access to spyware companies. Amnesty International called for an immediate investigation, warning that self-regulation of Europe’s telecom infrastructure had clearly failed.