EU asks tech firms to pitch refugee-tracking systems

Border agency Frontex has asked for designs for smartphone apps and databases to track and manage refugees arriving in Europe

European governments keen to bring the refugee crisis under control are considering using apps, biometrics and smart cards to attempt to manage refugees before they leave countries with border crossings into the EU.

EU states in partnership with Frontex, the EU external border agency, have asked tech companies to pitch ways to track and control people trying to reach the continent before they get here.