Große Schwester Europol
Matthias Monroy Die EU-Polizeiagentur Europol soll mehr Kompetenzen für eigene Ermittlungen erhalten. Im November will die EU-Kommission einen Vorschlag über die zukünftige Aufgaben, Struktur und Arbeitsweise vorlegen Früher galt die EU-Grenzschutzagentur Frontex als die „Kleine Schwester“ Europols: Die Polizeiagentur wurde offiziell 1999 gegründet, während die EU-Migrationsabwehr erst seit 2004 am Start ist. Doch was die […]
Local authorities in Frankfurt want to ban all EU/ECB-protests
A broad coalition of movements and protest groups has planned to organise protest in Frankfurt from 16-19 May, to protest the austerity policies of EU-countries and show solidarity with anyone facing the crazy decisions of the ‚Troika‘. On Friday May 18th the financial district of Frankfurt is to be flooded with people and the ECB […]
Israel to host Int’l Interpol Convention
Law enforcement missions from over 40 nations to arrive in Israel next week for three-day conference on crime fighting Yaron Doron Some 200 senior delegates from law enforcement agencies across 40 European nations will arrive in Israel next week, to attend the International Interpol Convention. This will be the first time Israel hosts the prestigious […]
Landeskriminalamt rüstet gegen Kriminalität im Internet auf
Die Volksstimme hat in den vergangenen Monaten 20 LKA-Bereiche, darunter solche Exoten wie verdeckte Ermittler und Zielfahnder, vorgestellt. Waren Sie nicht selbst das eine oder andere Mal erstaunt darüber, wofür das LKA alles den Hut aufhat? Jürgen Schmökel: Als ich 2008 das Amt übernommen habe, war ich tatsächlich über die Vielfalt der Aufgaben und das […]
IBM packages crime-fighting, big data analytics
Michael Cooney Security software will allow for rapid data collection, analysis and warehousing, IBM says FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — IBM last week came out with its first iteration of the analytics software package that it expects will help law enforcement, government agencies and private businesses wade through the massive amounts of data they collect to help […]
EU austerity is feeding racism, report says
By Nikolaj Nielsen EU austerity measures are helping to feed racism and intolerance, according to a report by the Strasbourg-based human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe. In its annual survey out on Thursday (3 May), the council’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), said welfare cuts and shrinking job opportunities are factors behind […]
USA: Government Surveillance Requests Up In 2011, Report Says
The federal government submitted 1,745 applications in 2011 to a secret intelligence court to investigate — mostly through wiretapping — suspected cases of terrorism and espionage, a 10.5 percent increase over the year before, according to a Justice Department report released Friday. The annual report said that 1,676 applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court […]
Join us to protest! 9-11 May Action days in Berlin against Country Embassy deportation Collaboration
Join us to protest against Refugee country Embassy deportation collaboration with the German State and to signal our resistance against the German-European war on migration and its repressive elements. 9-11 May Action days in Berlin against Country Embassy deportation Collaboration in Berlin The European Government is known for its practices of Refugee home country Government […]
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OGI “Balder” [Here: Portugal]
Between 16 and 22 of April, the Immigration and Borders Service conducted the HIO “Balder” – High Impact Operation – under the Presidency of the EU coordinated by Denmark. This operation had the participation of 26 States of the European Union and of the Schengen area (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Slovakia, Estonia, Slovenia, Spain, […]
Israeli military to keep tabs on Facebook, Twitter
Israel is the latest country to turn your Facebook posts and Twitter feed into a matter of state security by launching a new military-run internet information monitoring system. Israel’s chief military censor Col. Sima Vaknin-Gil said the system will keep tabs on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, Haaretz reports. The system will also […]
EU seeks US help to fight cyber criminals
By Nikolaj Nielsen The EU wants to work closer with the United States‘ department of Homeland Security and the FBI to help plug gaps on protection against cyber crime – a sector worth €388 billion a year in illegal revenue worldwide. „To overcome this growing global threat, EU-US cooperation is not a choice, but a […]
Wie die Rüstungskonzerne am Cyberkrieg verdienen
Kalter Krieg im Internet: Immer häufiger registriert die Nato Computer-Angriffe aus China und Russland. Sicherheitsexperten warnen vor verheerenden Folgen. Nur die Rüstungsindustrie dürfte frohlocken. Von Andre Tauber und Gesche Wüpper Achtung! Spione hören mit! Viele Vorstandschefs, Politiker und Militärs achten mittlerweile sehr genau darauf, was sie am Mobiltelefon besprechen und was sie besser vertraulich bereden. […]
Die Zukunft von Europol: „Echte Einsätze, Tatort, Razzien und Beschlagnahmungen“
Matthias Monroy Wie die Grenzschutzagentur Frontex will auch die EU-Polizeiagentur Europol mehr operative Kompetenzen. Im November legt die Kommission deshalb einen Vorschlag für eine neue Rechtsordnung vor: Datensammlungen werden ausgebaut, Tätigkeitsgebiete und Kompetenzen erweitert. Die gleichzeitige Ausweitung der parlamentarischen Kontrolle bleibt vermutlich marginal. Die Schaffung von Europol wurde 1992 im Vertrag von Maastricht als „Europäisches […]
Taser Guns Can Cause Heart Attacks, Study Says
By Amir Khan The shock from a Taser can cause cardiac arrest and kill you, according a new study published by the American Medical Association. Researchers analyzed records of eight people who went into cardiac arrest after being shocked with a Taser, seven of whom died, and concluded that the purportedly non-lethal weapon is anything […]