A recent report by NGOs I Have Rights and the Border Violence Monitoring Network highlights alarming privacy violations faced by asylum seekers in a Greek refugee camp funded by the EU. The camp, particularly the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre, has become a site for AI-driven surveillance initiatives, prompting serious questions about the erosion of fundamental rights and privacy in migration control. With 88% of asylum seekers reporting phone confiscations and the Greek Data Protection Authority previously fining the Ministry of Migration for data violations, the report underscores growing concerns over the legality of these practices under EU law.
According to the report, 88% of asylum seekers interviewed said their mobile phones were confiscated upon arrival in Samos. Devices were taken without explanation, with many individuals coerced into unlocking them or providing passcodes.
This scrutiny follows a €175,000 fine issued last year to Greece's Ministry of Migration and Asylum by the Greek Data Protection Authority (DPA) for violations of data protection laws, adding further weight to concerns over the legality of the country's surveillance practices.
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