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Secret aerial surveillance: What does an hour’s flight with a Frontex drone cost?
With a new regulation, the EU border agency has set up its own aerial surveillance with aircraft. With the arrival of drones, migration control with the “Multipurpose Aerial Surveillance” has become much more effective, but presumably also more expensive. For… Further reading
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Facial recognition and mobility tracking: UK is monitoring foreign criminals with smartwatches
Five times a day, people awaiting trial or deportation can be prompted by an app to scan their face. Together with location data, the information will be stored by the prison administration for up to six years. The UK Ministry… Further reading
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Resignations over “Predator” spyware scandal in Greece
The Greek secret service spied on at least one journalist, today its head resigned. In addition, the prime minister’s secretary-general quit his post. The affair reaches the EU level after a current MEP was also spied on. The Greek wiretapping… Further reading
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German Investigations dropped: Indymedia platform was not a criminal association
The German linksunten.indymedia, founded in 2008, was banned under the Associations Act, and the entire technical infrastructure and funds of a left-wing center were confiscated. Seized storage devices apparently could not be decrypted. Almost five years after the ban of… Further reading
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Airbus’ “Zephyr”: Stratospheric drone beats own record
Airbus’ unmanned glider has been flying for 42 days without landing; no aircraft has been in the air without refueling for such a long time. As a flying Internet node, the drone could replace 250 cell towers. But there is… Further reading
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Following airplanes and drones: Frontex wants helicopters for border surveillance
The EU border agency wants to repeat a failed tender to procure rotary-wing aircraft. These could be used in areas where there is a lack of runways. The scenarios fit a Greek border river where many dead bodies wash up.… Further reading