Tag: Italy

  • Italy and Frontex now monitor the Mediterranean Sea with large drones

    Italy and Frontex now monitor the Mediterranean Sea with large drones

    Last week, the EU Border Agency decided on the multi-year deployment of large drones in the Mediterranean, now Italy is following suit. The contractors have already carried out tests for Frontex over the past two years. The Italian Ministry of…

  • German proposal: Prohibited EU secret service cooperation through the back door

    German proposal: Prohibited EU secret service cooperation through the back door

    Although this violates EU treaties, the police agency Europol is to cooperate closely with secret services. This involves lists of suspicious persons originating from third countries. The individuals listed there will then be discreetly searched for throughout Europe. In fact,…

  • European Commission starts new attack on end-to-end encryption

    European Commission starts new attack on end-to-end encryption

    The “decryption platform” at Europol plans to switch to supercomputers soon. A working group is looking for ways to counter end-to-end encryption. By the end of the year, the Commission plans to present a study on how internet providers can…

  • Ukraine and Serbia are new European drone powers

    Ukraine and Serbia are new European drone powers

    Four European states now have armed drones, two of which already use them to combat “terrorism”. Another four might consider to weaponize units which have already been ordered, including Germany. All leading manufacturers of unmanned weapons systems from the USA,…