Tag: European Commission

  • Rheinmetall builds armed drone tank

    Rheinmetall builds armed drone tank

    More and more states have unmanned land vehicles that can be armed or used for surveillance. Programmed missions are carried out completely autonomous. The Rheinmetall armaments group has developed a “Multimission Unmanned Ground Vehicle” (MMUGV) that is about to go…

  • Europol to become a global criminal information hub

    Europol to become a global criminal information hub

    With new regulations, the EU Police Agency will soon have access to many millions of alerts and searches, including fingerprints and facial images. The function is part of the “2020+ Strategy”. Connection to other information systems is already being planned.…

  • Uploadfilter for crime scene videos: EU governments ensure “crisis response protocol” for US Internet companies

    Uploadfilter for crime scene videos: EU governments ensure “crisis response protocol” for US Internet companies

    The Christchurch attack has promoted discussions on the mandatory removal of online content. At several levels, the German government is involved in global initiatives. However, the German exaggerated requests for deletion find little sympathy. The German Federal Criminal Police Office…

  • EU adopts system for cyber sanctions

    EU adopts system for cyber sanctions

    Anyone who “maliciously” penetrates European information systems from a third country must expect a ban on entry and the confiscation of assets. However, it is unclear how such an attack is to be attributed. The European Union has adopted new…