Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Predictive policing

  • Legal action against Commissioner Computer

    Legal action against Commissioner Computer

    German Constitutional Court hears case on automated data analysis by the police Is a company allowed to use technical tools on behalf of the police to create a profile of people and determine their supposed dangerousness? Is this a “data…

  • Germany: Further step towards the introduction of “Cell Broadcast“

    Germany: Further step towards the introduction of “Cell Broadcast“

    So far, German authorities can only notify mobile phones of an impending disaster if their owners have registered beforehand. Soon it will be possible to warn all phones within a certain radius. It is questionable who will decide whether to…

  • Internal security in the EU: “Moving from data collection to data connection”

    Internal security in the EU: “Moving from data collection to data connection”

    The European Union intends to further strengthen operational cooperation and exchange of information between police authorities. The focus will be on upgrading Europol, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. According to a paper by the Romanian government, Europol’s mandate…

  • Social Control by Software: A criticism of Predictive Policing

    Social Control by Software: A criticism of Predictive Policing

    Several German federal states are testing software for predicting crimes, others are already using it. The risk of “danger” or the recidivism of offenders is also to be calculated. However, a reduction in crime with the help of computer forecasts…

  • Disappointing results for predictive policing

    Disappointing results for predictive policing

    The Max Planck Institute in Freiburg does not see any proof of effectiveness for predictive policing in preventing home burglaries. Another study is expected next year from Hamburg. So far, there has been no proof in Germany that so-called “predictive…