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Misuse of warrants: Interpol wants to clean up
Despite an explicit ban, many countries use Interpol arrest warrants to pursue their opposition. The police organisation therefore wants to examine tens of thousands of alerts issued between 2014 and 2016 more closely. The main focus is on possible asylum… Further reading
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Interpol investigates war crimes in Syria and Iraq
Many “foreign fighters” return to their home countries, 40 Germans and 130 French citizens alone are to be transferred from Kurdish prisons. The authorities are collecting “battlefield evidence” to bring them to court. Many “foreign fighters” in Syria or Iraq… Further reading
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EU merges biometric data pots: Now the query tsunami is coming
Under the keyword “Interoperability”, the large EU databases in the area of justice and home affairs will be interlinked. Fingerprints and facial images are stored with personal data in a searchable “Identity Repository”. Data queries are expected to increase drastically,… Further reading
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European Commission wants to facilitate access to servers in third states
Police and judicial authorities are to have easier access to cloud data in the USA. To this end, a decree of the US government will also apply in the EU member states. As part of the “Budapest Convention”, US authorities… Further reading
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Allemagne teste la mise en réseau des dossiers de police à l’échelle européenne
Traduit par Puño Negra La mise en place d’un système européen d’information sur les registres de police fait l’objet de discussions depuis des années. Les autorités pourraient interroger les dossiers d’enquête de la police dans d’autres pays. Avec la participation… Further reading
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Hausse drastique des recherches secrètes dans le système d’information de Schengen
Traduit par Puño Negra Les forces de police et les services de renseignement européens utilisent le SIS II pour la recherche secrète de personnes et d’objets. Les autorités sont ainsi informées des itinéraires et des escortes des suspects. Les ministères… Further reading