Statewatch | EU prepares to give US direct access to police and immigration databases
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The massive increase in violent immigration raids, detention and deportation underway in the US has put off many people from visiting the country. Soon there may be yet another reason to think twice about taking a trip to the “land of the free”: US immigration and law enforcement agencies could be given the power to search European databases, to identify people posing “a threat to US security.”

The EU is planning to strike a deal with the US that would let the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies search European databases to identify people posing “a threat to US security,” according to a proposal published by the European Commission at the end of July.

  • JumpyWombat@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    How is it misleading?

    The tone of the article seems to suggest a massive and unprecedented sharing of data, but in reality it’s going to concern only travellers to the US in a process alternative to requesting a visa that already requires sharing data. Moreover, traveling to the US is a choice.

    If the US require that data, Europe can choose to say no, but then the US can choose to close the borders. That may be what you want, but million people would probably disagree with you.

    • Alfredolin@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      61·
      4 days ago

      Most EU countries already participate in the Visa Waiver Program. This agreement is about extending it to 3 more countries in the union and …

      Where the objective of an exchange of information under a PCSC agreement is to fight terrorism and serious crime, the purpose of the exchange of information under the EBSP is potentially broader as it also concerns the areas of border management and visa policy.

      … extend the content of exchanged data. So, yes, the article is right?

      • JumpyWombat@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        4 days ago

        yes, the article is right?

        I never said it wasn’t, just misleading. I’d say clickbaiting too.

        One thing is to say that the US will have access to more data about EU travellers to the US, another is to say that the US will have direct access to EU databases.

        • Alfredolin@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          3·
          4 days ago

          That’s true. The title might lead to think of a generalised access. The data exchange is not defined yet, and that is the work to be done as stated in the paper you linked. Annex, point 3:

          In particular, the framework agreement should provide clear and precise rules and procedures for triggering a query on a traveller, to preclude a systematic, generalised and non-targeted processing of data for all travellers.

          • Wrufieotnak@feddit.orgEnglish
            1·
            3 days ago

            Yeah, never heard that one before a country wide surveillance database was generated.

            When the government, especially the USA, and surveillance is concerned,I expect worst results instead of good faith.