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EU language biometrics projects: research for police and intelligence services
Voice samples can be analysed in order to identify unknown persons in tapped telephone conversations, audio chats and video files. If the technology were applied to internet nodes, then it would be of particular interest to intelligence services. The Speaker… Further reading
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German police cooperation with Egypt: New security agreement takes effect
Matthias Monroy, Leil-Zahra Mortada The German Federal Government expresses its concern about the human rights situation and crackdown on civil society in Egypt. Despite this fact, the two countries have begun to implement a new security cooperation agreement, and in… Further reading
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How Europol is coordinating cross-border undercover investigations and surveillance
While the European Union has agencies for police and border police cooperation, it does not have own police powers of attorney. The same also applies to undercover observation and surveillance measures. The police agency Europol has played a most active… Further reading
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Social Control by Software: A criticism of Predictive Policing
Several German federal states are testing software for predicting crimes, others are already using it. The risk of “danger” or the recidivism of offenders is also to be calculated. However, a reduction in crime with the help of computer forecasts… Further reading
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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… Further reading
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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… Further reading