Apostolis Fotiadis
Apostolis covers EU policy issues including developments in population movement, security and defence, privacy and survaillance. In the past, he has co-operated with many international media outlets and organisations. He has authored numerous reports, published two books on EU migration and border control policies and has been a member of numerous cross-border investigations. He currently co-operates with BIRN.
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This is the story of how a group of journalists and researchers started examining how the transformative introduction of novel technologies was reshaping the policy priorities of EU's law enforcement agencies. Very early on, this was like diving deep into the ocean without an underwater flashlight. And it didn't get much easier with time.
What are the risks for civil liberties and privacy that lie in the dark while this agenda is unfolding and how hard is it to make them more transparent?