As member states call on the European Commission to enforce external borders, the EU’s border agency, Frontex, launched tenders totalling around €400 million, for equipment including purchasing more drones, and other surveillance technology. In response to EU members in July, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson seems to be following …
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Robo dogs. Tasers-equipped drone. Lie detectors. Smart walls. Iris scans. The imprecise, inhumane technology of AI algorithms. This is the arsenal that migrants and their families now face when they flee horrific conditions in their native countries. If they survive perilous journeys by boat across the Mediterranean Sea, or on …
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