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Germany’s BKA Sued Over Alleged Use of Police-Photo Database for Facial Recognition Tests

A German IT-security expert has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), alleging that his police photographs were used unlawfully to…

September 23, 2025

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Advocacy Group Suggests ‘Sabotage’ if German Policing Bill Passes

The German government’s recently proposed “security package” has sparked significant concern among civil rights activists and organizations like Amnesty…

September 12, 2024

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Bundestag Mulls Biometric Surveillance Ban in Data Protection Legislation

A proposed ban on biometric surveillance received a lot of attention at a Bundestag hearing on the draft bill for the first amendment to Germany’s Federal Data…

June 26, 2024

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