
Europol Slammed in Conflict of Interest Scandal with AI Surveillance Firm
Letting a staffer move to an AI firm and lobby the EU in favor of mass digital surveillance constituted “maladministration,” the EU ombudsman ruled.
Letting a staffer move to an AI firm and lobby the EU in favor of mass digital surveillance constituted “maladministration,” the EU ombudsman ruled.
The Commission argued it refused a freedom of information request to avoid “misunderstandings,” but the watchdog did not buy this excuse.
“The nature and scale of maladministration I have found [within the EU] requires a broader public debate,” Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly said.