Tag: Surveillance
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German arms manager aimed high with kamikaze drones for Ukraine – then went underground over “disposable agents”
A Moscow-linked assassination plot forces Stefan Thumann allegedly into hiding. The Donaustahl boss, however, is anything but low-key Several German companies supply arms technology to Ukraine. When it comes to kamikaze drones, competition is fierce – and it sometimes spills…
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Frontex and EUROGENDFOR trained in Finland their new law on (violent) pushbacks
Finland held an exercise last week on the pushback of migrants at three closed border crossings with Russia – with the participation of Frontex, a paramilitary gendarmerie force and border guards from Estonia. Finnish border troops held an exercise last…
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New pacts in a multi-front war: Germany concludes several military, police and economic agreements with Israel
While Israel regularly violates international law, Germany is backing the country. This includes agreements involving several ministries. The Ministry for Economic Affairs is interested in Israeli start-ups. Israel is annexing further parts of the West Bank and advancing into Lebanon.…
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AI predictive policing models: Dutch police and Frontex test concept of “digital twins”
The Dutch city of Heerlen is receiving €5 million in EU funding for an algorithmic surveillance system based on a “digital twin”. Frontex is also interested in the technology. The Dutch municipality of Heerlen is using €5 million in funding…