Tag: Berlin
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Assistance over Ukraine war: Border police in Moldova receive German drones
The delivery to the government in Chişinău is being financed by Germany. The project is headed by an ousted Berlin police chief. The German government is equipping Moldova with drones for border security. For this purpose, the border police will…
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Germany: Mobile phones as a tracking bug
With silent SMS, cell site analysis and IMSI catchers, authorities can pinpoint the location of a mobile device to within a few metres. Last year, the German Federal Criminal Police sent about 68,000 silent SMS in 33 cases (one of…
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Police in Hesse expand use of “Super Recognisers”
In Frankfurt, two full-time officers are now working for the humanoid facial recognition. Every day, they compare current wanted persons with existing pictures in police databases. The procedure is also supposed to work with concealed faces. Since November 2020, the…
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German activists receive asylum in Venezuela
After Interpol already withdrew an arrest request, two leftists now finally escape persecution by the German justice system The Venezuelan refugee commission has granted the two German-born Peter Krauth and Thomas Walter a claim for protection from political persecution. They…