Exclusive Status: 01/26/2023 06:00 a.m At least one federal agency is interested in spy software from the controversial Intellexa consortium. This is shown by research by SWR and "WORLD". The "Predator" software is said to have been used in the wiretapping scandal in Greece. Marilina Görz y Moratalla, Jan-Phillip Hein and Marcel Kolvenbach, SWR After commercial spying and surveillance software was said to have been used against members of the opposition in several EU countries, an investigative committee of the...
Status: 01/19/2023 5:44 p.m At his first press conference as the new Frontex boss, the Dutchman Leitjens promised an end to the pushbacks of migrants. He is aware that the EU border protection authority has lost a lot of trust. By Astrid Corall, ARD Studio Brussels Hans Leijtens has exchanged his uniform for a dark blue suit and tie. The former commander of the Dutch military police is the new director of the EU border protection agency Frontex. WDR logo...
Status: 01/15/2023 3:39 p.m A storm surge awaits people on the coast and on the islands today. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) expects the flood to rise a meter above the average. The storm surge danger is expected to last until 10 p.m. In the Weser area, too, the water is likely to rise around one meter higher than the average high water level, on the Elbe one to 1.5 meters, the BSH announced on Sunday afternoon. An...
air traffic Authority: Defective file caused flight chaos in the USA A major disruption had occurred at the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). photo © Jacquelyn Martin/AP/dpa Across the country, everything stood still for 90 minutes, and no plane was given permission to take off: A computer glitch paralyzed air traffic in the United States on Thursday. Now there is more information about the cause. According to the US Air Traffic Control Authority (FAA), a defective file was the trigger...
ANALYSIS US House of Representatives A bang for Kevin McCarthy, a shame for his authority After a power struggle within the party, Republican Kevin McCarthy is the new chairman of the US House of Representatives © OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP Kevin McCarthy has made sweeping concessions to right-wing hard-liners in the Republicans. Now he's Speaker of the House of Representatives, but putty in their hands. There can be no talk of a march through. Kevin McCarthy sat out vote after...
Severe defeat for Meta's business model in Europe: In the future, the Facebook group will no longer be allowed to use its users' personal data for the personalization of advertising without being asked. This was decided by the responsible Irish data protection authority DPC on Wednesday. At the same time, it imposed a fine of 390 million euros. The DPC announced that the group had violated the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with its Facebook and Instagram platforms. Both...
Bahamas Securities Commission Holding Over $3.5 Billion in FTX Client Assets From Nov. 12, according to a regulatory statement published late Thursday. The agency stated that Money is stored in “A digital wallet regulated by the Commission for Security,” as the Commission said in a statement. The assets will remain in the custody of the Commission until the Supreme Court of the Bahamas orders them to be returned to FTX customers and creditors. The regulator previously noted that it had...
Status: 29.12.2022 8:10 a.m Parental allowance, housing benefit or vehicle registration at the click of a mouse - digital administration was the plan. But nothing will come of it anytime soon. The frustration among the municipalities is great, some go their own way. By Christian Kretschmer, SWR Few will be surprised, but in the end it is remarkable how clearly Germany has missed its national digitization goals. Actually, applications to the authorities should be possible from the new year with...
Status: 29.12.2022 8:10 a.m Parental allowance, housing benefit or vehicle registration at the click of a mouse - digital administration was the plan. But nothing will come of it anytime soon. The frustration among the municipalities is great, some go their own way. By Christian Kretschmer, SWR Few will be surprised, but in the end it is remarkable how clearly Germany has missed its national digitization goals. Actually, applications to the authorities should be possible from the new year with...
migration EU asylum authority expects increasing number of asylum seekers Migrants sit in a wooden boat south of the Italian island of Lampedusa on the Mediterranean Sea. photo © Francisco Seco/AP/dpa Crises, wars and climate change are forcing people around the world to leave their homes. This is also reflected in the number of asylum seekers in Europe. The head of the EU asylum authority (EUAA), Nina Gregori, assumes that there will be a further increase in asylum seekers in...
