Chloe Berthélémy

Apr 8, 2024 | euobserver.com | Laurence Meyer |Chloe Berthélémy |Matthew Tempest

On Wednesday (10 April), the EU is set to vote on a new set of asylum and migration reforms. Among the many controversial changes proposed in the new migration pact, one went almost unnoticed — a seemingly innocent reform of the EU's asylum database, EURODAC. Although framed as purely technical adjustments, the reality is far more malicious. The changes to EURODAC will massively exacerbate violence against people on the move. Reform of this 20 year-old database will make it the t...

Apr 8, 2024 | euobserver.com | Laurence Meyer |Chloe Berthélémy

Reform of this 20 year-old database will make it the technological sword of EU's hostile asylum and border policies. It will harness the most nefarious surveillance technologies that exist to date — namely the capture, processing and analysis of biometric data — and enable EU states to have full control over migrants' body and movements. With the collection of biometrics, the body has already become a "passport" for many.

May 11, 2023 | verfassungsblog.de | Chloe Berthélémy

A widely noted international trend is the delegation of core state functions, such as law enforcement, to private actors. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the development and use of security technologies. For instance, police authorities increasingly use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools created and managed by the private sector – claims of efficiency, speed and accuracy justify their use.