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Council of Europe against spyware: Five members to investigate cases of abuse
After four EU states, Azerbaijan is now also coming under pressure for the use of spyware like “Pegasus”. A planned resolution should address Germany as well. The Justice Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is… Further reading
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Double surveillance of climate activist by German Federal Police was unlawful, court says
For more than two years, the German Police profiled the movements of Cécile Lecomte, a climbing activist sitting in a wheelchair, and secretly surveilled her for several weeks. The officers should have used milder measures, according to a verdict. Accompanied… Further reading
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What did Bavaria’s secret service knew about plans for anti-Semitic double murder in 1980?
Prosecutors review new investigation into murder of Shlomo Levin and Frida Poeschke, as the secret service may have been aware of plans by the radical right-wing “Wehrsportgruppe Hoffmann” to murder Shlomo Levin and Frida Poeschke 43 years ago. This is… Further reading
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Cars collect sensitive information: Automakers want to sell data on their users’ sex lives and religion
A Mozilla study examines 25 car brands and sheds light on their hunger for data. It’s not just about built-in cameras, microphones and other sensors. For years, the Internet has also been making its way into motor vehicles: as “connected… Further reading
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Significantly more suicides in German prisons: Intelligent video surveillance to detect “suicide plans”
Most people in German prisons take their own lives while in custody. The Ministry of Justice wants to prevent this with intelligent video surveillance. In 2019, 144 people died in German prisons, and by 2021 the figure had risen to… Further reading
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German police under critique for training mass murderers in Saudi Arabia
Germany and the U.S. may have trained mass-murdering border guards in Saudi Arabia. The Bundeswehr was also involved in some measures. The government lies about details of trainings. Under a 2009 “security agreement” between the German government and Riyadh, the… Further reading