Author: Matthias Monroy
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Border surveillance: Frontex installs cameras in the stratosphere
With high-altitude platforms, the EU border agency aims to close the gap between its planes, drones and satellites. Frontex could in future have high-flying platforms deployed for surveillance from the stratosphere. In this way, the European Border Agency wants to…
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Artificial intelligence for border surveillance: Greece tests autonomous drone swarms
Despite repeatedly documented human rights abuses, the EU is funding new technology to monitor its external border with Turkey. No European state is as suspected as Greece of violating human rights and international law in its control of the EU’s…
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Plans for more data exchange: EU agreement with Interpol delayed
So far, only EU states and Europol are allowed to access databases at Interpol, but soon Frontex and the new public prosecutor’s office will be allowed to do so as well. The EU Parliament has drawn red lines for the…
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Copyright infringement: Radio Dreyeckland issues a warning to secret service
Once again, a domestic secret service has used a photo without asking the rights holders for permission. In the Freiburg case, this also discredits journalism. The interference of the agency in the formation of political will is also critical. The…