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Wolfgang Janisch, Karlsruhe
Gotham City is the city that a certain Bruce Wayne wanted to rid of crime, he swore it on his parents’ grave. To this end, he donned a bat costume, called himself Batman, and fearlessly trotted through comic books and movies. The Hessian police work quite differently. But she certainly shares the goal of ridding Gotham of crime, which in Hessen is called Frankfurt. Instead of a waving coat, the police use software called Gotham, a product from the company Palantir, with which large databases can be scoured automatically. And this Tuesday people in Karlsruhe are interested in Gotham; In a hearing, the Federal Constitutional Court wants to clarify whether the use of computers by the police is compatible with the Basic Law.