Tag: INPOL
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Use of facial recognition for suspect identification rises sharply among German police
Criminal investigation departments used a facial recognition system of the BKA more than twice as often as in the previous year. The system is generating an increasing number of so-called hits while simultaneously creating a bias against asylum seekers. German…
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Roadmap for interoperability: EU expands its (border) police databases with facial recognition
The EU agency eu-LISA continues its work on linking fingerprints and facial images. Following the establishment of a super-database, even more systems are now being connected. A new roadmap has been drawn up extending to 2030. The “Interoperability Project” merges…
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Access to biometric police data: EU Commission wants to negotiate secretly with the U.S.
The U.S. is demanding automated access to biometric police and asylum data in EU states. Also Trump’s infamous anti-migrant-militia ICE could use the fingerprints and facial images. Nevertheless, the Commission is starting negotiations under high secrecy. The U.S. government requires…
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Commissioner Computer vs. Daniela Klette: Use of AI in RAF investigations raises questions
The Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office has analysed digital evidence from the alleged RAF militant Daniela Klette using artificial intelligence. This disruptive technology is reminiscent of BKA pioneer Horst Herold. In the 1970s, the then-President of the German Federal…