Italy deploys 20,000 to protect sensitive targets
Italy increased security Thursday at 14,000 sites, and assigned bodyguards to protect 550 individuals after a nuclear energy company official was shot and letter bombs directed to the tax collection agency. Under the enhanced measures, Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri deployed 20,000 law enforcement officers to protect individuals and sensitive sites. In addition, 4,200 military […]
TALOS Demo Day
The final demonstration of the project results was held on 17-18 April 2012 in Wrocław, Poland, at the training ground owned by the Gen. Tadeusz Kościuszko Military Academy of Land Forces under the name ‘TALOS Demo Day’. The event was opened by the Reception Banquet in Barka Tumska Restaurant in Wrocław on the evening of […]
NATO Center of Excellence to be Opened in Lithuania
In a meeting on 14 November 2011, the Government of Lithuania agreed to the concept of establishing a NATO Center of Excellence for Energy Security and to its principal action plan. It is projected to accomplish key accreditation tasks by the NATO Summit to be held in May 2012 in Chicago. In other words, a […]
Olympics-Britain to deploy „sonic gun“ at Olympics
By Peter Griffiths Britain’s military will be armed with a sonic device that can be used as a high-volume loudspeaker or a non-lethal weapon to disperse crowds at this summer’s Olympic Games in London, the defence ministry said on Friday. The equipment, which can project a piercing sound over hundreds of metres causing physical pain, […]
Chicago police bulk up with $1m in riot gear for ‚peaceful‘ Nato summit protests
Police to employ use of controversial equipment ahead of planned action by a coalition of anti-war and Occupy groups Police in Chicago have spent $1m on riot-control equipment in the last few months ahead of next month’s Nato summit, which is expected to attract thousands of anti-war protesters. Protesters from a coalition of organisations including […]
EU cyber-security legislation on the horizon
By Nikolaj Nielsen BRUSSELS – The European Commission will propose binding EU legislation before the end of the year to help member states plug huge gaps in their cyber-security defences. Speaking at a cyber-security debate in Brussels on Thursday (10 May), the commission said ill-equipped member states are totally unprepared for future cyber threats. „The […]
EU-funded consortium unveils border-control robot
By Nikolaj Nielsen An EU-co-financed project is aiming to mass-produce autonomous land vehicles designed to stop irregular migrants. Using a €13 million grant from the European Commission’s research budget and €7 million of private funding, a consortium of researchers and private firms has after four years of work produced a functioning prototype of the „transportable […]
GMES In Eastern Europe
As Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme nears its full operational phase, its benefits and economic potential for Eastern Europe came into focus last week at a conference in Bucharest, Romania. In the summer of 2010, heavy rainfall unleashed floods in northern and eastern Romania. Over 20 people lost their lives, while hundreds […]
Motorola Solutions to show the ultimate public safety vehicle in Dubai
Advanced police car demonstrates the complex, intuitive technology revolutionising public safety including TETRA, TEDS and real-time video streaming over LTE Motorola Solutions is highlighting its latest innovations at TETRA World Congress 2012 in Dubai next week (14-17 May 2012) including a new TETRA handheld radio series and what it describes as the ‘ultimate patrol vehicle’. […]
Inside the surveillance capital of Europe (UK)
From 325 #2 / April 2005 The evolution and spread of the industrial-technological surveillance state in the 7 years since this text was written has been fast-paced and this text is archived here for reference and interest. If an active critique of the totalitarian mechanisms of social control was necessary in 2005, the same critique […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Israel’s Eyes and Ears on the Border
New Tool Fuses Data from See-Shoot Defense Network By BARBARA OPALL-ROME Tel Aviv — Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is introducing two technological tools to augment the proficiency of its growing force of young, female remote observers serving as the nation’s front line of defense against terrorists, arms smugglers and other infiltrators. Deployed safely behind computer […]