Tag: North Rhine-Westphalia
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German police use drone to combat social benefit fraud
Along with Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the pioneers in the use of police drones. Now an unmanned aircraft is being used to track organised fraudulent benefits to the disfavor of the job centre The German Federal Criminal Police…
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Facial recognition: Number of persons identified in Germany doubles annually
The German police are increasingly using photographs to name unknown persons. More and more, pictures from social networks are being used. Recognition is also possible if the persons are wearing a protective mouth-nose mask. Some authorities also use so-called super-recognisers.…
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Can police databases kill?
It is hardly possible for asylum seekers to correct wrong entries in German information systems. In North Rhine-Westphalia, these false entries led to the death of Amad Ahmad. In Hesse, too, this digital police arbitrariness is now becoming evident. On…
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Police in Germany launch large-scale drone project
North Rhine-Westphalia will equip the police with a total of 106 quadrocopters from 2021. They will also be used for the “pursuit of offenders”. In Germany, more and more police authorities use quadrocopters, mainly to monitor the scene of violent…