Tag: Justice
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Surveillance technology from Saxony: Secret facial recognition in five German federal states
In various German states, the police in Saxony have set up a covert camera at the side of the road to identify suspicious persons driving past. Now there are details about the technology, which was first revealed in Berlin. Investigators…
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Charges brought against “Monk of Lützerath”: French activist faces German court after police parody
The German Public Prosecutor’s Office claims to have tracked down the cowled man who made people around the world smile with his performance at a climate protest. One policeman is said to have suffered a haematoma after this. The Public…
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Momentum in Hungary, stubbornness in Germany: News on the Antifa trial in Budapest
Two activists from Germany are also threatened with extradition to Hungary for alleged attacks on neo-Nazis. Several lawyers’ associations are warning against this and citing good reasons. Last week, the Court of Appeal in Budapest ruled that the Italian left-wing…
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Facial recognition from parked vehicles: Professor questions legal basis of dragnet searches by German police
The police in Saxony have a previously unknown facial recognition technology for surveillance from vehicles. The first use of this technology has now become known in Berlin. For law enforcement purposes, the police in Saxony use facial recognition software for…