Tag: Federal Police
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Frontex tests upload of selfies: “Quick Border App” to supplement new regulation for entry into the EU
A new app is intended to help reduce the drastic increase in waiting times at the EU’s external borders from the autumn. Its use is voluntary, says Frontex. All visa-free travellers from third countries are to provide their biometric data…
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Click, click, arrest! The use of facial recognition by police in Germany
The German police are not yet allowed to do everything when it comes to facial recognition. Where is the technology being used and for what purposes? The manhunt for suspected members of the former militant RAF (Red Army Faction) has…
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More risky pursuits: German Police claim to have observed new “escape behaviour” of helpers’ vehicles
According to the German Federal Police, motorised escape helpers are increasingly trying to evade control. Possibly a consequence of the rigid migration policy and criminalisation of „smugglers“. Increasingly often, illegalised crossings of migrants into Germany result in traffic accidents with…
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Antifa trial: Germany has no problem with human rights in Hungary, Police in Finland arrest another wanted person
On this year’s “Day of Honour”, participants in Budapest once again displayed National Socialist symbols without any punishment. The German Federal Police prevented six right-wing extremists from leaving the country. Across almost all parties, politicians in Italy are appalled by…
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German police categorise people with “phenotypes”: Study sees “racist glasses”
Representative surveys prove racist police profiling for the first time. Suspects are stored as “African” or “Indian”. No problem, says the German government. The German police follow racist patterns in their random checks. This was confirmed in November by a…
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No murder over Gaza postings: Judiciary sees no third-party involved in death of Jordanian student
Because a German blogger spread a false report on the case of the dead student Mohammad Barakat around Christmas, the police exceptionally ignored the press code. The Hamburg Public Prosecutor General’s Office still sees no evidence of third-party culpability in…