# In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/in-post-pandemic-europe-migrants-will-face-digital-fortress/
- Published: 2021-06-01T09:00:29-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: A police officer works inside the operation center at the village of Nea Vyssa near the Greek – Turkish border, Greece, Friday, May 21, 2021. An automated hi-tech surveillance network being built on the Greek-Turkish border aiming at detecting migrants early and deterring them from crossing, with river and land patrols using searchlights and long-range acoustic devices. (AP Photo / Giannis Papanikos). Article by Derek Gatopoulos and Costas Kantouris. AP News – May 31, 2021. PEPLO, Greece (AP) — As the world begins to travel again, Europe is sending migrants a loud message: Stay away! Greek border police are firing bursts of deafening noise from an armored truck over the frontier into Turkey. Mounted on the vehicle, the long-range acoustic device, or “sound cannon,” is the size of a small TV set but can match the volume of a jet engine. It’s part of a vast array of physical and experimental new digital barriers being installed and tested during the quiet months of the coronavirus pandemic at the 200-kilometer (125-mile) Greek border with Turkey to stop people entering the European Union illegally. […] Click here to view original web page at apnews.com