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Big Brother Awards: Reprimand for digital coercion
The German association Digitalcourage awards the annual Negative Prize – Zoom, the Ministry of Finance and Microsoft are honoured. The “data sin” is an offence that often goes unpunished. The Digitalcourage association has been drawing attention to this in Germany… Further reading
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European Investigation Order: Mutual legal assistance at the cost of the accused
An EU directive from 2014 allows police to break the law across borders Since a special meeting of the European Council in Tampere, Finland, in 1999, the mutual recognition of judicial decisions has been one of the principles of EU… Further reading
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“Ibiza Affair”: EU-wide arbitrary justice by Viennese Police and Justice, files show
How investigators from Austria overstretched European mutual legal assistance Last week, the German magazine Correctiv published the first interview conducted by Julian Hessenthaler in freedom. The private investigator is believed by authorities from Austria – so far without proof or… Further reading
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Police violence goes viral: After “pain grips” in Berlin, criticism fills the internet
The Last Generation criticises “torture-like methods” during an eviction, a blocker even gets his wrist broken. He could end up as a “violent offender” in the police statistics. “If I inflict pain on you, if you force me to, you… Further reading
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EU sends military cyber force to Moldova, second deployment of these CRRTs after Ukraine
The EU wants to “mitigate” digital threats from Russia with cyber units in Moldova. A security mission with secret service elements is now to follow. The European Union is preparing a “Cyber Rapid Response Team” (CRRT) for the Republic of… Further reading
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Rheinmetall presents small drone bomber: Fixed-wing aircraft to drop smart grenades
In 2021, Rheinmetall re-entered the drone business. Already in the noughties, the Düsseldorf-based defence company had been researching “loitering munitions” with an Israeli partner. Rheinmetall wants to equip its “Luna” drones with intelligent munitions. The fixed-wing aircraft, which is about… Further reading