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Europol Illegal Shadow Register

Containing sensitive personal data on European citizens.

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Ásjárstjórn (AS)
May 13, 2026
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EU police agency Europol allegedly used a parallel IT system for several years to store and analyze large amounts of sensitive personal data, including information concerning people who were not suspected of any crime. According to internal documents, the system lacked basic data protection and security controls.

The information comes from an investigati…

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