Verified documents from the FBI's Project Trojan Shield show that the courts asked to authorise the ANOM data collection were deliberately deceived about the platform's true origin and operator, a finding that affects ANOM prosecutions across numerous countries.

A former UDEF chief alleges that Spanish police systematically concealed the true origin of encrypted communications evidence from ANOM and SkyECC by using “parallel construction”. The article explores the implications for fair trial rights, judicial scrutiny and the admissibility of digital evidence across Europe.