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  • Disappointing results for predictive policing

    Disappointing results for predictive policing

    The Max Planck Institute in Freiburg does not see any proof of effectiveness for predictive policing in preventing home burglaries. Another study is expected next year from Hamburg. So far, there has been no proof in Germany that so-called “predictive…

  • The West attempts hybrid resistance

    The West attempts hybrid resistance

    The EU and NATO are training for their joint rapid response in the event of a crisis with three coordinated exercises. The simulated threat comes from Russia, hackers, the caliphate, immigrants and globalisation critics On 1 September the European Union…

  • Database on “European extremists”: How is the plan pursued since 2001 supposed to function?

    Database on “European extremists”: How is the plan pursued since 2001 supposed to function?

    After each major summit protest, there are calls for a European “troublemakers” database to be established. Centralised data storage at EU level or decentralised networking of national systems would be conceivable options. For a number of reasons, it has not…

  • New data retention planned for border crossings of all European Union citizens

    New data retention planned for border crossings of all European Union citizens

    The European Union could soon save the date and place of each crossing of the EU’s external borders. Travellers’ identification documents would be read out and their biographical data saved along with information regarding border crossings. Police forces and intelligence…