Tag: Technology
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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…
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New police technology in Germany: Unleashed facial recognition takes off
The number of queries and stored images in the BKA facial recognition system continues to increase. An upgrade with an error rate close to zero makes 50 photo experts lose that job. Only the EU AI regulation stands in the…
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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…