Tag: Telegram
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No registration address: German Federal Office fines Telegram
The messenger service popular on phones is to pay over €5 million in fines Five years ago, the German Network Enforcement Act came into force. With it, the then coalition government of conservatives and social democrats wanted to combat hate crime, punishable false news and other criminalised content on social network platforms. Even then, it […]
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Restrictive in cyberspace
New German cybersecurity guidelines harbour even more surveillance and centralised powers The Federal Cabinet today approved the new “Cybersecurity Strategy for Germany”. The draft, prepared by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, is to be in place for five years and replaces the previous version from 2016. The document describes four different guidelines. Cybersecurity is […]
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The EU in Crypto War
Once again, the EU member states demand the weakening of encryption, associations and activists protest vehemently The German EU Council Presidency wants to pass a resolution to give police forces and secret services easier access to encrypted communications. Operators of end-to-end encrypted services are to provide the authorities with opportunities to intercept. This would apply […]
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“E-smuggling”: Europol steps up efforts against online-assisted migrant crossings
According to the EU police agency, in the past year 17,459 people operated as “human traffickers”. In the majority of cases, refugees and their facilitators communicate using Facebook or Telegram. Seizing of electronic evidence is thus to take on a greater role in investigations. Last year, the EU police agency Europol received reports of 1,150 […]