Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Battlefield Data

  • Europol uses Palantir

    Europol uses Palantir

    Since 2016, the European Police Agency has been using the “Gotham” software to analyse big data. Europol has signed a contract for 7.5 million euros with the company Capgemini, just over half of the money has already been spent. Palantir…

  • EU opens its biggest database for secret services from third countries

    EU opens its biggest database for secret services from third countries

    In the Schengen Information System, police and secret services may, inter alia, issue alerts for secret monitoring. Authorities from non-EU states can now have searches carried out via a detour. The German government remains silent about the exact role of…

  • Prüm Decision: European criminal police offices agree on face recognition system

    Prüm Decision: European criminal police offices agree on face recognition system

    The European Union is extending the cross-border query of biometric data to faces. Searches should also be possible with still images from surveillance cameras. Up to now, only individuals may be processed in the Prüm framework, but soon bulk searches…