Tag: Federal Police
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EU pushes for new surveillance technology against migration, German police union asks for €35 million
A new EU regulation on the introduction of border controls came into force in June. Unwanted entries are to be prevented using drones, motion sensors and other technologies. The police spoke out on Monday in the debate about stationary controls…
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Refusal of entry for Ghassan Abu-Sittah was unlawful: German Police must lift his Schengen ban immediately
Internet postings do not justify an entry ban to the Schengen area. The British-Palestinian doctor Abu-Sittah should be silenced, criticises his lawyer. The Potsdam Administrative Court has ruled in summary proceedings that an entry ban issued by the Federal Police…
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Surveillance now banned in secrecy: German government takes a new approach towards parliament
The left-wing parliamentary group has published annual figures for stealth SMS and other surveillance measures based on parliamentary questions. The Social Democratic Ministry of the Interior is now putting an end to this. The Federal Ministry of the Interior has…
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More German authorities introduce facial recognition, while the police photo database breaks through 5 million mark
German police forces have been using a facial recognition system at the Federal Criminal Police Office since 2008. Three other security or migration authorities are now expanding this technology with their own applications. “It is now becoming clear how well…