Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Silent SMS

  • Germany: Mobile phones as a tracking bug

    Germany: Mobile phones as a tracking bug

    With silent SMS, cell site analysis and IMSI catchers, authorities can pinpoint the location of a mobile device to within a few metres. Last year, the German Federal Criminal Police sent about 68,000 silent SMS in 33 cases (one of…

  • The tracking bug in your pocket: Mobile phone surveillance in Germany

    The tracking bug in your pocket: Mobile phone surveillance in Germany

    Procedures according to §§ 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (StPO) to determine the whereabouts and identification of mobile phones in Germany In addition to telecommunications surveillance (§ 100a StPO) and online searches (§ 100b StPO), German police authorities…

  • Less “Silent SMS” from German police, but more secrecy for domestic intelligence

    Less “Silent SMS” from German police, but more secrecy for domestic intelligence

    The blog Netzpolitik.org graphically displays the sending of “Silent SMS” every six months. This shows the extent to which police forces and secret services use mobile phones as tracking bugs. Because of this “condensation” of information worthy of protection, the…

  • Significantly more “Silent SMS” with German police authorities

    Significantly more “Silent SMS” with German police authorities

    Police in Germany are a matter for the federal states, this also applies to the surveillance of telecommunications. In Schleswig-Holstein alone, local police departments send as many “Silent SMS” as the Federal Police. A decision of the Federal Court of…