Tag: AIDA
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Information systems at Europol: Fishing the “data lake” with a new dragnet
The EU police agency has completely restructured its information systems. German authorities are by far the main users for storage and query. Through a parliamentary question, the successor of Palantir software at Europol is now known. The European Police Agency in The Hague has various databases, the largest of which is the centralised “Europol Information […]
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Referral Unit at Europol: German police had thousands of internet contents removed last year
Currently, hosting providers can decide whether to voluntarily comply with removal requests in the area of “Islamist terrorism” from Europol. From 7 June, these will become removal orders, which can be sent directly to companies by national authorities via a new platform. With the Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU), Europol operates since 2015 a platform […]
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Predicting crime and profiling: Europol and Frontex turn to artificial intelligence
The EU police agency will soon receive a new regulation that will allow sensitive personal data to be used for research purposes. Corresponding projects are already underway. As early as next year, the EU border agency wants to use an AI-based lie detector for immigration control. The European police agency Europol has existed in The […]