Tag: USA
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More and more countries are negotiating mutual swaps of police data, while the US is pushing for a ring exchange with EU systems
The EU will soon be putting two new, huge information systems for travellers into operation. The personal data stored there is arousing the US government’s interest. In police databases, authorities store facial images, fingerprints and other identification information of both…
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US military stockpiles cluster munitions in Germany, which thus could be in breach of the Oslo Convention
According to a media report, the US army is stockpiling cluster munitions for Ukraine in a depot in Rhineland-Palatinate. But the Oslo Agreement, however, probits transport through and storage in Germany. The US Army stores cluster munitions in the Miesau…
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Bundeswehr spying from space: A Musk rocket has launched the last two SARah satellites
The German military wants to use a new radar spy system to spy through trees and camouflage nets from space. Secret service agents could also benefit from this. On Sunday, the German Armed Forces launched two more satellites from their…
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Large majority against killer robots: 164 states vote in favour of UN resolution, Israel and Iran abstain
A resolution on autonomous weapons systems initially only formulates warnings; a legally binding instrument is planned for 2026. The vote could provide the necessary tailwind for this. On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a critical resolution on “Lethal…
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Bombs and missiles on Rojava: Turkey continues airstrikes in Northeast Syria
Using drones and fighter jets, the Turkish air force is bombing primarily civilian infrastructure in Kurdish Rojava in northern Syria. It is not only the power supply that has collapsed as a result. Turkey continued its airstrikes on the Rojava…
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Brussels goes it alone: EU Commission examines access to biometric data by U.S. police
U.S. authorities want to query fingerprints and facial images in a total of 40 states, most of them in Europe. In a twist, the Commission is putting itself at the forefront of talks about this so-called EBSP. A total of…