Tag: Germany
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Data Protection Commissioner’s audit: Germany’s largest police database contains many illicit records
After ten years, the German Federal Data Protection Commissioner has again inspected the INPOL-Z file at the Federal Criminal Police. There are still considerable problems there; even administrative offenses can lead to storage. In some cases, the auditor waived a…
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German interior minister cybers the Constitution
According to a new concept, federal authorities are to be given hacking powers, with the Ukraine war cited as the reason The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) in Bonn is the German government’s top authority for digital information security…
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German Presidency: G7 countries support EU policy on chat control
In Eltville in November, the G7 interior ministers want to put pressure on internet companies to use filter technologies to detect sexual abuse and grooming of children. The driver is Great Britain, which is leading the way with a new…
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Vertical take-off: German military buys modernised reconnaissance drones
After more than a decade, the Bundeswehr is replacing its 145 quadrocopters with a revised model. It comes from the same company, is foldable and can mark targets. The overall system in the backpack weighs 15 kilograms. The Armed Forces’…