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  • German federal states test police software with Palantir function

    German federal states test police software with Palantir function

    For police investigations, publicly available data on the Internet plays an important role. The information is also used more intensively in everyday police work and combined with information from several police databases. Under the name SENTINEL, German police authorities from…

  • New database at Eurojust: Who’s a terrorist?

    New database at Eurojust: Who’s a terrorist?

    The EU has a Criminal Record Information System since 2012, but last week a second database was introduced only for “terrorist threats”. Its added value is unclear and may be the search for “interconnections”. The system also includes “right-wing and…

  • EU facial recognition

    EU facial recognition

    Police and secret services can currently search facial images only in individual EU Member States. The EU wants to change that The European Union wants to make it much easier for police to cross-check facial images. In the future, it…

  • “Obstacles to surveillance”: How authorities insecure 5G telephony

    “Obstacles to surveillance”: How authorities insecure 5G telephony

    In the fifth generation of mobile communications, encrypted and anonymous connections are technically feasible. Police and secret services, however, provide new interception possibilities Following the auction of frequencies, mobile operators are building the new 5G network. This fifth generation of…