EU extends data deals with UK, starts negotiating with US on access to traveler databases
The EU has renewed adequacy decisions with the UK, keeping the door open for free data flows between the two…
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ICE’s contracting trail shows the rise of automated immigration enforcement
The revelation by 404 Media that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly contracted with a company advertising “bounty hunter AI…
EU-Western Balkans Summit hails progress on EUDI Wallets
The European Union welcomes progress on the gradual integration of the Western Balkans into its single market, including through digital…
Frontex lays groundwork for full rollout of new EU border management systems
The massive digital shift happening across sectors is also complicating border crossing. The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) and ETIAS introduce…
The new architecture of American entry screening
The U.S. is poised to become one of the most demanding Western democracies for entry screening, setting a new standard…
CBP Mobile Identify app pulled from Google Play Store amid intensifying scrutiny
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Mobile Identify application was quietly removed from the Google Play Store after journalists and…
EES rollout remains ‘steady,’ ETIAS on its way: eu-LISA
The progressive roll-out of the EU’s Entry-Exit System (EES) is “advancing steadily” across the Schengen area, while operations have remained…
Border Patrol’s monitoring of US drivers raises privacy concerns
The U.S. Border Patrol has quietly built a nationwide vehicle tracking system that functions much like location surveillance but without…
DHS finalizes rule expanding biometric entry/exit to foreign visitors
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued its final rule mandating facial recognition scans for virtually all non-U.S. citizens…
Zurich Airport rolls out EES biometric border control with secunet
Zurich Airport is the latest Schengen border to implement the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES), launching the biometric border control…
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