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1/3 🚨 On 5 November, MEPs in the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament will vote on a new #Europol Regulation, part of the EU’s so-called “Facilitators Package.”
Behind the rhetoric of fighting “smuggling,” this reform expands Europol’s #MassSurveillance powers & threatens #FundamentalRights
Here’s how 👇🏾
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1️⃣ Unlawful:
The proposal expands Europol’s #surveillance capacities, allowing it to collect and use biometrics like #FacialRecognition on a massive scale, without transparency and effective safeguards against abuse.
2️⃣ Unsafe:
This reform encourages data collection & data sharing from and with third countries, including authoritarian regimes.
It turns “anti-smuggling” into a blank cheque for surveillance against migrants, NGOs & journalists.
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3️⃣ Unsubstantiated:
❌ No impact assessment.
❌ No proof it works.
Even the European Data Protection Supervisor @EDPS warns it violates EU law and puts #privacy & safety at risk.
This reform won’t protect people. It’ll criminalise solidarity, erode democracy, and put everyone under surveillance.
Civil society calls on MEPs:
❌ Reject the Europol Regulation
✅ Protect rights, privacy & democracy.
#ProtectNotSurveil #VoteNo
This is a small personal instance of Bonfire in the Fediverse.
