Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: BKA

  • “Action day” on Soundcloud: Europol also removes right-wing extremist content

    “Action day” on Soundcloud: Europol also removes right-wing extremist content

    Currently, removal requests to hosting providers only have to be voluntarily complied with, but on 7 June, the regulation on mandatory removal of terrorist online content will come into force. It only applies to jihadist propaganda. The German government is…

  • Encrypted communication: UK remains member of EU interception group

    Encrypted communication: UK remains member of EU interception group

    Despite Brexit, British police can influence surveillance laws in the EU. The country is also represented in European secret service circles. Notwithstanding its exit from the European Union, the British police will remain a member of a Standing Heads of…

  • Secret German drone defence

    Secret German drone defence

    The Federal Police secures all German commercial airports against unwanted approaches by small copters. Mobile installations are followed by a stationary platform Obstructions caused by small drones at German airports remain at the same level as in previous years. In…

  • German ANOM investigations: The mysterious EU third state

    German ANOM investigations: The mysterious EU third state

    The FBI had a crypto-messenger programmed that was fully intercepted. For legal reasons, the US authority received the intercepted communication via detours. Because of “hearsay court orders”, its use in German criminal proceedings is questionable. Ever since the encrypted messenger…

  • Germany: Mobile phones as a tracking bug

    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…

  • Screening of travellers: U.S. wants to query fingerprint databases in Europe

    Screening of travellers: U.S. wants to query fingerprint databases in Europe

    To participate in the Visa Waiver Programme, Israel allows U.S. authorities access to its biometric data. The government in Washington wants to make this mandatory for another 40 countries. The US government has sent a letter to EU member states…