Category: Articles
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Modern border surveillance: Frontex’s techno-racist vision becomes sharper
The EU border agency aims to use space and stratosphere technology to automatically observe migration routes. However, this highly upgraded view from above also raises questions. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex presents in a current report “Earth…
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EU discusses Frontex deployment in Ukraine – Kyiv pushes for swift agreement
Ukraine wants to deploy EU border police on its sovereign territory – likely due to staff shortages at its border. Brussels and Kyiv are to begin negotiations urgently. Frontex, the Commission and the German interior ministry are keeping details secret.…
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Nihilistic Violence: Warning of Europe’s New Terror Threat
Teenagers and young adults commit murders for online fame, apparently driven by hatred of society. The EU’s Counter-Terrorism Coordinator urgently calls for measures. Is this right-wing terrorism? In September 2024, a 14-year-old in Stockholm stabbed an octogenarian to death, filmed…
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High Swiss court declares mass scanning of emails illegal – but the practice continues
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court has declared the suspicionless mass surveillance by the secret service illegal. Millions of messages are scanned daily, including those from journalists and lawyers. The Federal Administrative Court in St. Gallen has determined in a 211-page…