Saturday, May 21, 2005

EU: SIS II fait accompli? Construction of EU's Big Brother database / Statwatch, May 2005

PDF - http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/may/sisII-analysis-may05.pdf
* after four years of secret negotiations a host of new functions are being built into SIS II
* new categories of "violent troublemakers", "suspected terrorists" and "visa over-stayers" planned
* EU Visa Information System to share "biometrics platform" with SIS II
* fingerprints and photographs to be included ­ widened access for law enforcement
* European and national parliaments not yet consulted