EU tests digital barriers at migration flashpoint along Greece-Turkey border
Physical and experimental new digital barriers are being tested at the 125-mile Greek border with Turkey to stop people entering the EU illegally.
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Physical and experimental new digital barriers are being tested at the 125-mile Greek border with Turkey to stop people entering the EU illegally.
31 May 2021 PEPLO, Greece (AP) – As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away! Greek border police are firing bursts of deafening noise from an armored truck over the frontier into Turkey. Mounted on the vehicle, the long-range acoustic device, or “sound cannon,” is the size of a small TV set but can match the volume of a jet engine. It´s part of a vast array of physical and experimental new digital barriers being installed and tested during the quiet months of the coronavirus pandemic at the 200-kilometer (125-mile) Greek border with Turkey...
One critic argued that EU officials were adopting “techno-solutionism” to sideline moral considerations in dealing with the complex issue of migration.
Efforts to stop people entering the European Union illegally are being ramped up with experimental new digital barriers.
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