Tag: Frontex
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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…
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Behavioural analysis and Twitter check: EU security research tests new “lie detector” for border control
The EU Court of Justice is to decide how extensively the Commission must inform about a research project sensitive to fundamental rights. The decision is of great significance, because the successor to iBorderCtrl, which has long been terminated, is also…
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EU has spent over €300 million on surveillance with drones in four years
Unmanned systems have been flying regularly for the European Union’s agencies since 2017. Now, member states are also receiving funding for drones at their external borders. Soon, remote-controlled patrol boats could be deployed. The EU Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has…
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Artificial intelligence: Frontex improves its maritime surveillance
Frontex wants to use a new platform to automatically detect and assess “risks” on the seas of the European Union. Suspected irregular activities are to be displayed in a constantly updated “threat map” with the help of self-learning software. The…