"Europol officials have rarely hidden their appetite for gaining access to as much data as possible. At the core of Europol's hunger for personal data lies growing artificial intelligence (AI) ambition. The ambition is stated openly in the agency's 2024 to 2026 strategy document: absorb data on EU citizens and migrants from European law enforcement databases, and analyse the mass of data using AI and machine learning (ML)."
"Since 2021, the Hague-based EU law enforcement agency has embarked on an increasingly ambitious, yet largely secretive, mission to develop automated models that will affect how policing is carried out across Europe. Based on internal documents obtained from Europol and analysed by data protection and AI experts, this investigation raises serious questions about the implications of the agency's AI programme for people's privacy. It also raises questions about the impact of integrating automated technologies into everyday policing across Europe without adequate oversight."
Europol plans to become the EU's criminal information hub by acquiring mass personal data from European law enforcement databases and analysing it with AI and machine learning. Agency officials openly seek wide access to personal data to feed growing AI ambitions. Since 2021 the Hague-based agency has pursued a largely secretive program to develop automated models that will shape policing across Europe. Internal documents indicate extensive data absorption targeting EU citizens and migrants. The programme raises serious privacy concerns and highlights risks of integrating automated technologies into everyday policing without sufficient oversight, safeguards, or transparency.
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