The changes affect blue and green notices, which enable governments to share information about suspects abroad, previously vulnerable to misuse by authoritarian regimes.
The Times investigation revealed authoritarian governments were using lesser-known Interpol databases for harassment, prompting Interpol to put more oversight on blue and green notices.
Interpol had previously combated abuses of red notices, which led some governments to submit blue notices to circumvent checks, necessitating more proactive oversight from Interpol.
Yaron Gottlieb indicated that his team is focused on reviewing all blue and green alerts within 48 hours to combat potential abuse from specific countries.
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