Tag: Europol
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No registration address: German Federal Office fines Telegram
The messenger service popular on phones is to pay over €5 million in fines Five years ago, the German Network Enforcement Act came into force. With it, the then coalition government of conservatives and social democrats wanted to combat hate…
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Connecting Europol and Interpol: EU provides more surveillance in Libya
The EU mission EUBAM, which was actually set up to support border management, is building up a counter-terrorism “analysis unit”. This includes equipping it with analytical software. The European Union wants to support the government in Libya in building up…
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“Wicked problem”: Europol considers vulnerability exploitation to break encryption
At a conference hosted by the EU police agency, three ways to decrypt communications and storage media were discussed. One of the approaches was apparently pushed by the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation. For at least seven years, EU…
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Plans for more data exchange: EU agreement with Interpol delayed
So far, only EU states and Europol are allowed to access databases at Interpol, but soon Frontex and the new public prosecutor’s office will be allowed to do so as well. The EU Parliament has drawn red lines for the…