Tag: Surveillance
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Double surveillance of climate activist by German Federal Police was unlawful, court says
For more than two years, the German Police profiled the movements of Cécile Lecomte, a climbing activist sitting in a wheelchair, and secretly surveilled her for several weeks. The officers should have used milder measures, according to a verdict. Accompanied by a solidarity rally, environmental and climbing activist Cécile Lecomte won two lawsuits against the […]
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Cars collect sensitive information: Automakers want to sell data on their users’ sex lives and religion
A Mozilla study examines 25 car brands and sheds light on their hunger for data. It’s not just about built-in cameras, microphones and other sensors. For years, the Internet has also been making its way into motor vehicles: as “connected cars,” they collect data on mileage, the condition of the drives or the electronics. The […]
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Second Frontex drone crashed near Crete: Airbus was allowed to fly the “Heron 1” alongside civilian aircraft
Frontex’s drones in Malta and Greece are controlled by Airbus. The German defense company also provides their satellite communications. This is now said to have failed. A drone flown by the EU border agency Frontex crashed into the sea 70 nautical miles southeast of Crete on Thursday. This is according to a unanimous report by […]
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Radical thoughts: “Ask the State” publishes court investigation files on the Last Generation
Publishing official documents from criminal proceedings is punishable by law in Germany. “I do it anyway,” says Arne Semsrott. In doing so, he knows the European Court of Human Rights is on his side. On Tuesday, the information platform “Ask the State” (Frag den Staat) put files of the Munich District Court on the proceedings […]