Tag: Technology
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EU pushes for new surveillance technology against migration, German police union asks for €35 million
A new EU regulation on the introduction of border controls came into force in June. Unwanted entries are to be prevented using drones, motion sensors and other technologies. The police spoke out on Monday in the debate about stationary controls…
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Surveillance technology from Saxony: Secret facial recognition in five German federal states
In various German states, the police in Saxony have set up a covert camera at the side of the road to identify suspicious persons driving past. Now there are details about the technology, which was first revealed in Berlin. Investigators…
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Facial recognition from parked vehicles: Professor questions legal basis of dragnet searches by German police
The police in Saxony have a previously unknown facial recognition technology for surveillance from vehicles. The first use of this technology has now become known in Berlin. For law enforcement purposes, the police in Saxony use facial recognition software for…
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30 years of “crypto wars”: The EU chat control is the final enemy in the battle over encryption
The EU Commission and Europol have been working on access to encrypted content since 2015. The breakthrough came in 2020 with the German Council Presidency. Since the advent of encrypted communications and simple methods for their use, governments have been…