Talk:European Border Surveillance System
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I feel I must bring this entry to the attention of the Wikipedia editing community. It is highly misleading and ommits far more than it offers about the Eurosur programme. As editor in the Information and Transparency team at Frontex (linked to this entry) I have a clear interest in ensuring an accurate and unbiased entry, including criticisms and common myths about the system. As with the main Frontex entry, it is damaging not only to Frontex but to Wikipedia. This is not an attempt to doctor the entry for PR advantage, nor to add 'spin' or to mitigate reputational risk. The criticisms of Frontex and Eurosur are also well out of date and could certainly stand a re-write.
The implication that Eurosur is a system of drones and satelites to prevent refugees from reaching Europe (as the entry implies) is a long way from the truth. The way Eurosur has been mis-sold by its proponents (including Frontex) is also a cause of many misunderstandings and much media mis-reporting. For both entries I would appreciate some more proactive guidance than I have recieved to date as it has been almost two years since I declared a 'conflict of interest' and set up an account. My only (conflict of) interest is in seeing a fair and accurate apprasal of the facts, including criticismsw and controversies.
The latest, informed third-party criticism is by Statewatch: http://www.statewatch.org/analyses/no-245-frontex-tech.pdf. The Europan Ombudsman, Amnesty International and Human Rights Waatch have also released critical reports over recent years (of Frontex). I understand Wikipedians' reluctance to address conflict of interest cases but would urge them to treat such requests on a case-by-case basis. Ewanjones (talk) 11:35, 24 May 2014 (UTC)