Matthias Monroy

Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Justice and Home Affairs

  • EU surveillance state

    EU surveillance state

    The EU is increasing the surveillance in its Member States. US authorities could soon also wiretap legally in Europe The new European Parliament is to be constituted in September, after which the EU Commission will be re-elected. The governments of the member states use this phase to put far-reaching surveillance measures on track. This week […]

  • Significantly more fingerprints stored in the Schengen Information System

    Significantly more fingerprints stored in the Schengen Information System

    With biometric software, people can be searched and identified using their dactyloscopic data. Initially, such a system was only used in databases for asylum seekers and visa applicants in the European Union. Now even the largest EU police database has a “Fingerprint Identification System”. The Schengen Information System (SIS II) currently contains around 236,000 searchable […]