EU Parliament committee votes to advance controversial Europol data sharing proposal The Record from Recorded Future News

pppLeadershipppCybercrimeppNationstatepp Influence Operations ppTechnologyppCyber DailyppClick Here Podcastpp Free Newsletterpp Lawmakers in the European Unions Parliament on Tuesday voted to greenlight a proposal which would allow Europol to expand data sharing and biometric data collection as part of its effort to fight human trafficking and migrant smuggling pp Parliaments Civil Liberties Committee LIBE which approved the package will now send the proposal to a full plenary vote to be held later this month pp Privacy and civil liberties advocates have decried the proposed expansion for how it will allegedly facilitate mass surveillance and large scale data privacy violations pp The proposal expands data sharing between national governments and Europol and allows for more substantial processing of biometric data pp By voting in favour of the Europol Regulation Members of the LIBE Committee have greenlighted the European Commissions longterm plan to turn Europe into a digital police state Caterina Rodelli EU Policy Analyst at Access Now said in a prepared statement ppSuzanne Smalleyppis a reporter covering privacy disinformation and cybersecurity policy for The Record She was previously a cybersecurity reporter at CyberScoop and Reuters Earlier in her career Suzanne covered the Boston Police Department for the Boston Globe and two presidential campaign cycles for Newsweek She lives in Washington with her husband and three childrenppPrivacyppAboutppContact Uspp Copyright 2025 The Record from Recorded Future Newsp