A database used at the EU’s borders is raising concerns over how much sensitive information it will hold about citizens and the increased number of people who may have access to it.
The database, known as the Schengen Information System(SIS), was conceived eight years ago as a compensatory measure for lifting the internal borders within the EU (except the UK and Ireland).
It is accessed at border posts and other locations and allows officials to retrieve information quickly on mis...
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