Tag: Saxony
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Berlin installs AI cameras to detect suspicious behaviour. A Hamburg project has researched the consequences of such Orwell-style surveillance

Berlin’s police plan to use AI cameras to detect “suspicious” behaviour. The Hamburg Loki research project examined what such algorithmic surveillance really means in practice – for privacy, marginalised groups and public space. The Hamburg police say the AI cameras…
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First German trial on the “Budapest Complex” nearing its end with a martial demand: Hanna S. might face nine years in prison

On September 26, the verdict will be delivered against Hanna S. The charges related to attacks on neo-Nazis in Budapest range up to attempted murder. Yet there are significant doubts about her guilt. In the trial against Hanna S. before…
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Maja T. stops hunger strike: Following 40 days, their state of health was life-threatening

Even a cardiac arrest could no longer be ruled out: Maja T. ended their refusal to eat in a Hungarian prison hospital. The German Foreign Minister announced a new initiative to speak with Hungary. After 40 days without solid food,…
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Compensation now finances police wiretapping centre: Leipzig-based company Ipoque causes years of delay

25 people are already employed at a German surveillance centre that has been unused for years. They are now being financed through compensation. It remains unclear when it will start operating. After further massive delays in setting up a bugging…