Tag: Surveillance
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Germany orders eight MALE drones from United States, the systems can also be used for domestic surveillance
The German Navy is purchasing eight large US drones for maritime surveillance and submarine hunting at a cost of €1.9 billion. They will complement eight drones of the same size operated by the Air Force at Jagel. Both systems are…
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EU doubles pullback system in Libya: Renegade Benghazi to receive control centre and coastguard equipment
Control centre and surveillance tower: the EU is copying its backdoor model from western Libya to the east. Notorious militias are to intercept refugees on a new route to Crete. Following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human…
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High Swiss court declares mass scanning of emails illegal – but the practice continues
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court has declared the suspicionless mass surveillance by the secret service illegal. Millions of messages are scanned daily, including those from journalists and lawyers. The Federal Administrative Court in St. Gallen has determined in a 211-page…
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Frontex wants to send surveillance planes to the Atlantic and negotiates with Cape Verde on operations off West Africa
The EU border agency Frontex wants to extend its surveillance flights to the Atlantic. This would be a milestone in the externalisation of European migration defence. According to Frontex, it is holding talks with the Cape Verde authorities about possible…
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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…
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Cockroach cyborgs by drone: German start-up develops remote-controlled insects for war and rescue missions
A Hessian company is developing an army of remote-controlled cockroaches that can be dropped from the air. Unlike with mammals, such research with electrical impulses is not prohibited for insects. The idea sounds bizarre: a squad of soldiers throws a…