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The return from summer has kept us busy. We recently published a deep dive into plans to allow mass data collection by Europol, the EU police agency. And we think everyone should be concerned about this – because it could affect any of us. Europol used to be able to hold information on a person only if they'd been connected to a crime. But now, anyone's fair game.
The European Commission's Europol proposal would remove key procedural safeguards (or in their words, "administrative burdens") such as ensuring data stored on people is limited and proportionate to their involvement in a crime. It would also hand a significant amount of data processing to AI systems, which risks increasing discrimination and miscarriages of justice.
Many are already having a hard time trusting Europol's records on data protection. In May 2026, former officials at the agency revealed that Europol had been running “shadow systems” for years. These parallel systems sit outside the agency’s mainframe, allowing them to avoid data protection and IT design requirements. Our colleagues at the strategic litigation NGO Front-LEX are seeking to force the EDPS, Europol's supervisory authority, to ban such “shadow systems”.
While we're here, we want to celebrate growing our network, including doubling our Instagram following in just a few weeks! Whether brand new or here from the start, our supporters help remind us that exposing state power continues to be a vital task. We are intent on not only continuing the work but doing more. Will you chip in and spread the word to help us keep going?However you show your support, we are incredibly grateful.
In solidarity,
Alamara Khwaja Bettum
Statewatch Director
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