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We will publish our position paper on the EU’s #Europol reform soon!
In the week leading up to the launch, we reflect on this controversial European police cooperation agency.
As Protect Not Surveil coalition, we challenge the use of digital technologies at different levels of EU policies and advocate for the ability of people to move and to seek safety and opportunity without risking harm, surveillance or discrimination.
Follow us and #ProtectNotSurveil to learn more!
Did you know #Europol is a “data black hole”? 
In 2022 the European Data Protection Supervisor (Europol's watchdog) ordered the agency to delete personal data amassed unlawfully.
But Europol wanted to use it to train AI policing systems and sat out the order until the last Europol reform retroactively legalised this illegal data collection.
#ProtectNotSurveil demands to hold Europol accountable instead of granting it more surveillance powers!
How much does the #Europol reform cost and what is it for? Let’s talk 
Large 
increase for:
Developing biometric systems, increasing both the collection and exchange of data and generally upgrading the agency’s surveillance capabilities.
We demand #ProtectNotSurveil instead of #FortressEurope!
Learn more:
https://www.equinox-eu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Ending-Fortress-Europe.pdf
Natalie Gruber helped people in need who suffered violent pushbacks – and experienced first hand what it is like to be falsely criminalised and land in a #Europol database.
The latest Europol reform proposal would worsen the criminalisation of solidarity.
In a powerful article she shares her experience and reminds us of the agency’s role in the violent European border regime.
Read more: 
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/greece-accused-me-of-espionage-i-was-helping-people-theyd-violated-migrants-turkey-border/
Remember how #Europol got involved in #ChatControl, one of the EU’s most controversial proposals of all time?
The so called “Chat Control” legislation would have providers scan private messages on the devices of users. Europol asked to extend the scope of content scanned for, requested unfiltered access to the data and asked to be able to use it for any purpose, e.g. extending their AI surveillance capabilities.
Catch up on the full story here:
https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/29/europol-sought-unlimited-data-access-in-online-child-sexual-abuse-regulation/
The European Commission plans to expand #Europol’s digital surveillance powers under the guise of “preventing and fighting migrant smuggling”. Reality check: The EU’s own border and migration policies force people on the move into life-threatening situations.
“Anti-smuggling” narratives are used to conceal the EU’s responsibility for putting migrant’s lives at risk and to legitimise data sharing with third countries.
#Frontex #FortressEurope #ProtectNotSurveil
Stay tuned for the #ProtectNotSurveil position paper on the #Europol reform TOMORROW!
The European Commission is claims to protect vulnerable asylum seekers, but beneath this veneer lies a far more insidious reality. In truth, this approach fuels harm and discrimination towards people on the move while empowering the EU’s policing agency with unprecedented surveillance capabilities and insufficient oversight.
We know you can’t wait to read it. So here’s a sneak peek:
https://euobserver.com/migration/ar62dea65a
#ProtectNotSurveil position paper:
We demand the full rejection of the #Europol reform! 
Here’s why:
Fails to protect migrants or reduce border deaths
Power grab by Europol
Criminalisation of migrants and solidarity organisers
Read more:
https://protectnotsurveil.eu/uploads/ProtectNotSurveil-Europol_Paper.pdf
