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Five million euros for Europol’s “decryption platform”
The EU is looking to improve its capabilities to circumvent and crack encryptions. Member states are to invest in hardware and software with Europol coordinating these efforts The police agency Europol is set to receive a further 5 million euros to reinforce its capabilities with regard to decrypting content, as was reported by the European Commission in its […]
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EU migration control: easier access to satellite intelligence
Earth observation is playing an increasingly important role in European security and defence policy. Greater synergies are to be achieved between civil and military capabilities in future. This is being trialled in the field of migration control: satellites are providing information about refugees’ “hiding places”, among other things. The border agency Frontex is one of […]
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Military intelligence for Europol
The EU plans to strengthen the linkages between its internal and external security structures. In future, military information will increasingly be used in combating terrorism and organised crime. Cooperation is being tested first in the field of migration. The European Union is planning the establishment of “Crime Information Cells” (CIC) for the exchange of data […]
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A seahorse for the Mediterranean: Border surveillance for Libyan search and rescue zone
Libya is to become the first third-state to join the EU’s satellite-supported “Seahorse Mediterranean” network. The Italian military is currently setting up the necessary control centres, to be followed by a new application for a search and rescue zone, supported by Italy. In the end, the Libyan coastguard is to coordinate all maritime search and […]
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Germany funds new border control technology in Tunisia
Tunisian border authorities are receiving equipment and training assistance from the German Bundeswehr and the Border Police in the course of a number of projects. Existing measures are now being extended. Manufacturers of surveillance technology stand to benefit. The German Government is helping Tunisia pursue the ongoing development of an electronic border surveillance system. A […]
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EU language biometrics projects: research for police and intelligence services
Voice samples can be analysed in order to identify unknown persons in tapped telephone conversations, audio chats and video files. If the technology were applied to internet nodes, then it would be of particular interest to intelligence services. The Speaker Identification Integrated Project (SIIP) on the use of speech biometrics by the police, co-financed by […]