Tag: Frontex
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Arms companies benefit from migration in the English Channel
The market for border surveillance is booming. Two German companies are among the winners of the European policy sealing off their “blue borders”. The manufacturers of drones, radar systems and video surveillance can also be pleased. Border authorities in France…
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EU Commission wants to use artificial intelligence for surveillance
An EU document compares machine learning with the invention of electricity. A total of 20 billion euros is to be invested in research into “AI made in Europe”. A “Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence” of the European Union envisages the…
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Europol to “disrupt smuggling networks’ online communications”
To combat terrorism, the EU police agency reports Internet content to providers for removal. These finds are not necessarily punishable. Now the Internet Referral Unit at Europol is to take stronger action against “smuggling networks”. The police agency Europol is…
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EU to process “confidential security information” with Libyan Coast Guard
The EU Border Agency has massively strengthened its surveillance capabilities. To make better use of this information, it will now be passed to the Libyan Coast Guard. This is legally impossible, now Frontex is pressing for the relevant regulations to…