Tag: BKA
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EU tests crossborder querying of police files
The introduction of a European Police Records Information System has been under discussion for years. Authorities could use it to query police files in other countries. Through the back door, a EU-wide “troublemaker database” could become reality. The European Union…
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Significantly more fingerprints stored in the Schengen Information System
With biometric software, people can be searched and identified using their dactyloscopic data. Initially, such a system was only used in databases for asylum seekers and visa applicants in the European Union. Now even the largest EU police database has…
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Europol to coordinate hacking authorities in Member States
European police should access computers and telephones with Trojan programs. Europol is now building up a “decryption platform” in The Hague. The European Union wants to support the Member States in intercepting telecommunications. Investigators should be able to penetrate private…
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EU-wide use of bank retention data to facilitate financial investigations
In future, financial information will also be queried across borders for serious crimes, and even more authorities will have access. Banks and other financial service providers will have to adhere to deadlines for the release of financial information. In Germany,…