Security infrastructure As detailed by the Ministry of Migration & Asylum: Additionally, the installation of a Closed Surveillance System (CCTV) is provided throughout the Closed Controlled Access Center, with the use of "smart" software, in order to alert in time of any emergencies, while it is capable of giving notifications and images to the Local Event Center, to the Center for Management of Events & Emergencies (KERANIS building) and to the Control Centers of other involved bodies (for instance the Hellenic Police).[85] Moreover, "drones are planned to be used, in addition to a software which analyses movement of people to avoid gatherings".[86] While space precludes a more detailed analysis of the likely privacy rights violations of the use of Artificial Intelligence and data analytics in the CCAC,[87] it is important to emphasise the ways in which these surveillance systems, combined with the use of biometric data and "traditional" security systems such as CCTV, watch towers, NATO-grade barbed wire fences, airport-style security and national, EU and private security companies combine to create highly controlled security infrastructure in the CCAC. © Sam Jubb It is therefore no surprise that I Have Right’s beneficiaries consistently report feeling like they live in a prison. This level of surveillance and securitization is hardly conducive of dignified living conditions for people seeking safety. [85] Ministry of Migration & Asylum. 2023. Closed Controlled Access Center of Samos. Available here. [86] Deportation Monitoring Aegean. 2022. The Dystopia in form of a camp – The "Closed Controlled Access Centre of Samos". Available here. [87] For example, it is unclear which algorithms or data sets are used to programme the "smart" software used to surveille those held in the CCAC. It is also unclear how those held in the CCAC can request access to their data and how this data is stored. Page 23

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