Tag: Ministry of the Interior
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New surveillance method revealed: German authorities let IP addresses be “caught” with no clear legal basis
A new form of surveillance requires telephone providers to scan the internet behaviour of all customers. Further details are secret. In September, the German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk uncovered a previously little-known surveillance method: IP catching. On Tuesday, netzpolitik.org published internal…
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German dissent on Palantir: Several federal states oppose the US software for the police
Conservative-led federal states want to introduce technology from a Trump supporter across Germany. The future CSU Federal Ministry of the Interior could help. When the German Federal Council recently voted in favour of a joint data analysis platform for the…
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Germany keeps third country report under wraps: Experts see high hurdles for outsourced asylum procedures
A German study warns against outsourcing migration defence to third countries. However, the EU is now also open to externalisation. Abolish Frontex is planning to protest. The German government continues to withhold a report on asylum procedures outsourced to third…
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Externalisation of migration: Fortress Europe now has a watch tower in Libya
An EU-funded project is providing the Libyan coast guard with new capacities. After eight years and expenditure of almost €60 million, these should now be ready for use – at least in part. After years of delays, Libyan authorities have…
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Federal Office in Germany advertises return to Greece: Letters cause panic among refugees
In official letters to asylum seekers already recognised in Greece, the German Federal Office for Migration states that their second application in Germany will probably be rejected. The communication is dubious for various reasons. The German Federal Office for Migration…
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Right-wing extremist offences are at a record high in Germany: 2024 was a ‘baseball bat year’
The number of right-wing crimes rose by a sixth in 2024 – not including December. Government policy has failed, criticises the Left Group in the Bundestag. In 2001, the German Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office) introduced the ‘Criminal Police Reporting…