INTERPOL is fighting crime in the virtual space. A current white paper warns of a new quality of so-called “metacrime”. Solving such crimes will only work with a holistic approach. It sounds like science fiction, but it has long since become reality: metacrime, crime in the virtual space of the metaverse. At the World Economic…
“Die Welt zu Gast bei Freunden” (The world as a guest with friends) was the official slogan of the 2006 Football World Cup in Germany. And indeed, riots by fans were among the exceptions. It remained calm in the stadiums and the most memorable images were of fans celebrating peacefully in the public screening areas.…
Nobody can say for sure how high the total surveillance burden on citizens is. The planned overall surveillance bill aims to change this. In 2020, the Liberals had already proposed a motion to initiate an “overall surveillance bill instead of further restrictions on civil rights”. In the coalition agreement, the coalition government then stated that…
(BS) On the afternoon of 15 January 2023, the police reported the evacuation of the Rhenish lignite village of Lützerath. In the course of the eviction, the police forces were attacked, sometimes on a massive scale, by the demonstrators. Following the escalation of the operation, there were numerous injuries on both sides. The Lützerath investigation…
(BS) Cybertrading is a scam. The criminals offer shares, foreign exchange or cryptocurrencies for sale on the internet. The catch: the assets do not exist. Together with European partners, the Göttingen police and public prosecutor’s office have taken action against fraudsters. The specialised cybercrime unit of the Central Criminal Investigation Department of the Göttingen Police…
The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) have succeeded in striking a decisive blow against the darknet marketplace “Kingdom Market”. In an internationally coordinated operation, its server infrastructure, which was distributed across several countries, was seized and the illegal provider was taken offline. The platform was mainly used…
Due to the current geopolitical situation, the German government is not in a position to say with certainty whether participation in international police missions can be maintained to the same extent in the future.In a briefing shortly before Christmas, it announced that due to the current situation in the UN Security Council, the establishment of…
Together with Germany and other countries the Belgian EU Council Presidency has foundedthe European Port Alliance in Antwerp. It brings together public and private players to combat organised crime and drug trafficking. The aim is to increase the security of ports and other logistics hubs. Organised crime mainly operates at a transnational level. Rarely offences…
The Federal Cabinet’s approval of the restructuring of the Federal Police Act is a response to current threats and expands the powers of the Federal Police. The first reform of the Federal Police Act in almost thirty years gives the Federal Police new powers in telecommunications surveillance, for the use of its own drones and…
In Lower Saxony, police chiefs should no longer be political officials in the future. This is the goal set by the new Minister of the Interior, Daniela Behrens (SPD). In the future, the heads of authorities are to be career civil servants. It would then no longer be possible to transfer them to temporary retirement…