Tag: Police

  • Up to 90 more new tanks for police in Germany

    Up to 90 more new tanks for police in Germany

    The Federal Police and the riot police of the federal states are paying € 81 million for armoured vehicles from Rheinmetall. Some procured them already for their special forces On 15 November 2021, the procurement office of the German Federal…

  • Access through Europol and databases: EU decides against control of Interpol

    Access through Europol and databases: EU decides against control of Interpol

    Authoritarian states use the international police organisation for the political persecution of opposition members. The EU Council or the Commission could coordinate the review of these misused alerts. However, the Parliament has agreed to a horse-trading deal. Next year in…

  • Referral Unit at Europol: German police had thousands of internet contents removed last year

    Referral Unit at Europol: German police had thousands of internet contents removed last year

    Currently, hosting providers can decide whether to voluntarily comply with removal requests in the area of “Islamist terrorism” from Europol. From 7 June, these will become removal orders, which can be sent directly to companies by national authorities via a…

  • Police in Hesse expand use of “Super Recognisers”

    Police in Hesse expand use of “Super Recognisers”

    In Frankfurt, two full-time officers are now working for the humanoid facial recognition. Every day, they compare current wanted persons with existing pictures in police databases. The procedure is also supposed to work with concealed faces. Since November 2020, the…