The Schengen Information System (SIS) is the central database that tracks migrants, refugees, travellers, asylum seekers and others who come to Europe. It s electronic monitoing apparatus, has turned all of the towns, cities and country side of the Schengen states (France, Germany, Italy, the Benelux states) into one vast border zone that carries with it the illusion of the 'vanishing border'. It is true, that once you enter, say, France, you can pass seemingly effortlessly into any other Schengen state. But what lies behind this apparent ease of movement (if you have the right papers) is the fact that the entire area is now one big networked border check post, and you can be tracked, traced, and checked, anywhere. In Germany, for instance, severely repressive laws, that restrict the movements of those who have sought asylum are in existence, and the German government (SPD and Greens) is arguing for making this a Europe wide system. The UK is calling for punitive actions against those parts of the world where illegal emigrants originate from. The databases at the heart of fortress Europe are the neural network which will make these measures possible. One of the most interesting groups of people that I came across at the no border camp at strasbourg, was the group that called itself D.Sec (http://dsec.info)