Tag: Germany
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Assistance over Ukraine war: Border police in Moldova receive German drones
The delivery to the government in Chişinău is being financed by Germany. The project is headed by an ousted Berlin police chief. The German government is equipping Moldova with drones for border security. For this purpose, the border police will…
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EU PNR Directive: Germany stored and processed 63 million passengers
Four years ago, the German parliament passed a Passenger Data Act, and since then, more and more travellers have been dragnetted. Federal police and customs take over “follow-up measures”. German police authorities processed around 212 million passenger data last year.…
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Against school massacres: Axon wanted to develop taser drone
The leading manufacturer of taser devices wants to mount them on quadrocopters in the future. Civil rights organization EFF warns against normalization of arming drones and robots. After the recent school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, it is unclear whether the…
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New regulation: Europol becomes the Big Data police
Following the decision of the EU interior ministers, the new Europol law will come into force in June. The police agency will thus receive new areas of responsibility and powers. Comparatively quickly, EU member states and the Parliament have launched…