EU, US: Internet and border monitoring needed

Officials from 11 European Union countries, the United States and Canada say increased Internet surveillance and tighter border checks are “urgently” needed to foil jihadist attacks. They said it was “essential” that major Internet providers cooperate with governments in closely monitoring and, if necessary, removing online content “that aims to incite hatred and terror.” They also want to “step up the detection and screening of travel movements of European nationals” leaving or entering the EU’s external borders. The ministers also want to modify Europe’s internal Schengen freedom-of-movement rules to widen information sharing and subject suspect passengers to greater checks.

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