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German Federal Police: Hits from facial recognition more than doubled
Since 2008, German police authorities have been using a facial recognition system to identify unknown persons. The facial database queried in this way has grown dramatically in the past year. The German Federal Police more than doubled the number of hits when searching for persons using facial recognition last year. In 2022, 2,853 unknown persons […]
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„Brussels farce“: Hungary’s justice minister rails against EU committee
A parliamentary EU committee investigated political persecution in Hungary using the „Pegasus“ spyware. The government suspected a left-wing conspiracy and was apparently poorly informed about it. The rift between the EU and Hungary is deepening. On Monday, Justice Minister Judit Varga insulted an EU parliamentary delegation on Facebook as a „Brussels farce“. The background to […]
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With the „TCG Anadolu“, Ankara wants to be a naval drone power
Turkey wants to be the first country in the world to equip an aircraft carrier with armed drones To become a military sea power, a fleet is not enough; typically, for this an aircraft carrier is a must. According to this definition, Russia has now lost the status after the „Admiral Kuznetsov“, which belongs to […]
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Germany: Mobile phone forensics against asylum seeker unlawful
The Federal Administrative Court rejects an appeal by the Office for Migration and Refugees. Instead of demanding the handover of mobile phones and log-in data, asylum authorities must choose milder means The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has ruled that the mass screening of mobile phones by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) […]
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Sanctions from Iran: German police chief on terror list
Iran’s motives remain nebulous. The background is probably the police murder of 16-year-old Mohammed Lamine Dramé from Senegal Tehran is responding to EU sanctions with a list of 34 individuals and organisations from EU states against whom entry bans can be imposed or assets frozen for „supporting terrorism“ and „interfering in internal affairs“. The Dortmund […]
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German Armed Forces with big fire problem
Five fires a day on training grounds The fire problem on Bundeswehr training grounds is far more extensive than previously known. The German Ministry of Defence counted a total of 1994 fires last year, which broke out as a result of firing exercises or for other reasons. Almost 7 million square metres of area were […]