Tag: Germany
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German government dupes parliament: Cooperations with foreign secret services remain secret
The compliance with the parliamentary interest in information is a cornerstone of democracy. On secret services, however, this is too much effort for the German government. The current federal government in Germany wants to continue to inform parliament only to…
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German Federal Police: Hits from facial recognition more than doubled
Since 2008, German police authorities have been using a facial recognition system to identify unknown persons. The facial database queried in this way has grown dramatically in the past year. The German Federal Police more than doubled the number of…
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Germany: Mobile phone forensics against asylum seeker unlawful
The Federal Administrative Court rejects an appeal by the Office for Migration and Refugees. Instead of demanding the handover of mobile phones and log-in data, asylum authorities must choose milder means The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has ruled that…
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Sanctions from Iran: German police chief on terror list
Iran’s motives remain nebulous. The background is probably the police murder of 16-year-old Mohammed Lamine Dramé from Senegal Tehran is responding to EU sanctions with a list of 34 individuals and organisations from EU states against whom entry bans can…