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This online conference will take a detailed look at the interlink between “Big Data”, Artificial Intelligence, their use and abuse and the possibilities of criminal investigations regarding new technologies as well as the need for data protection, which stands at the very heart of the debate. The conference was initially planned for 15 October 2020, but now takes place on 17 December 2020.

The special coronavirus recovery fund of the EU is to provide €750 billion for the years 2021 – 2023. In addition, the new EU multi-annual financial framework will amount to €1074 billion, including significant amounts earmarked for corona aid and other subsidies. Considering additionally that national and regional budgets also provide for similar aid, there will ultimately be an unprecedented increase in subsidies and thus a huge potential booty for criminals. A considerable number of corona subsidy fraud cases have already shown up in the Member States, including fake websites and phishing mails seeking to redirect corona aid to criminals’…

The article starts with discussing the impact of globalization on crime and with further details on challenges posed by transnational crime. The author uses the legal approach and the human rights-based approach to address the issue. He outlines the limitations of a purely legal approach …