German Police takes over illegal market places on Telegram

Among other things, drugs were traded in the telegram chat groups. Now they were confiscated by the police.

Drugs, forged documents or other illegal goods are not only to be found on marketplaces in Clear- or Darknet, but increasingly also on the Telegram messenger platform. Nine such chat groups were taken over and seized by the police after months of investigation. Administrators and dealers were identified and their homes searched.

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https://www.golem.de/news/kriminalitaet-polizei-uebernimmt-illegale-marktplaetze-auf-telegram-2010-151831.html

👀 👉🏼 https://www.bka.de/DE/Presse/Listenseite_Pressemitteilungen/2020/Presse2020/201030_pmEVTelegram.html

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5,500 Pirate IPTV Servers Shut Down By 700 Police Officers Around Europe

A massive law enforcement operation across Europe has reportedly shut down 5,500 servers used to stream pirated TV broadcasts, live sports, and movies to the public. According to the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, 700 police officers were deployed in 11 countries, leading to the arrest of the alleged boss of an IPTV operation with profits estimated at €10.7 million.

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Thousands protest against French bill to curb identification of police

https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2020/11/21/thousands-protest-against-french-bill-to-curb-identification-of-police/1924930

Several thousand people protested in Paris today against a bill that would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer’s face with the intention that they should be harmed.

Supporters say police officers and their families need protection from harassment, both online and in person when off duty.

Opponents say the law would infringe journalists’ freedom to report and make it harder to hold police accountable for abuses such as excessive use of force - a growing public concern. The offence would carry a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a €45,000 (RM218,355) fine.

On the Trocadero Square in western Paris, rights activists, trade unionists and journalists chanted: “Everybody wants to film the police!”
Many demonstrators wore the high-visibility jackets of the “Yellow Vest” movement that started a wave of anti-government protests two years ago.

Some held signs that read “We’ll put down our (smart)phones when you put down your weapons”.
Similar demonstrations were planned in Marseille, Lille, Montpellier, Rennes and Saint-Etienne.

Last Tuesday, two journalists were detained in a protest that led to clashes with police as lawmakers in the National Assembly began debating the bill, which is backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s party and its parliamentary allies.

The bill passed its first reading on Friday and there will be a second reading on Tuesday. It then goes to the Senate for further debate before it can become law.

An amendment drafted by the government and approved on Friday modified the article in question, 24, to add the phrase “without prejudice to the right to inform”.

Prime Minister Jean Castex said this would “remove any ambiguity on the intention to guarantee respect for public freedoms while better protecting those, police and gendarmes, who ensure the protection of the population”.
— Reuters


#france #cops #police #identification #protest

Guelph police have tool to unlock iPhones and copy contents, with no policy on when or how to use it

The Guelph Police Service has a device that can unlock iPhones and copy their contents, and no policy on when or how it should be used – something that privacy experts said raises alarm bells.

According to a letter responding to a request made by the Mercury Tribune under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Guelph Police Service (GPS) confirmed that it owns what is called a GrayKey, a tool developed by Atlanta-based tech company Grayshift.

The GrayKey, according to Grayshift’s website, can unlock iPhones and “extracts encrypted or inaccessible data” from said device.

The letter from GPS adds that there is no internal policy or procedural documents about the device, and no directives have been issued by police leadership on its use. As well, the letter notes that the GrayKey “is used only by our technological crimes detectives.”

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EU Parliament clears way for screening of private messages

Facebook and Skype have for years automatically searched private pictures and videos for evidence of child abuse. A new law, which was passed today in the EU Parliament in a fast-track procedure, is to continue this practice - despite surveillance concerns.

MEPs today gave the green light for a new EU law that will allow providers like Facebook to continue screening private messages for possible signs of child abuse images and videos. The law, which was proposed by the Commission as recently as the summer, is currently being rushed through the EU institutions. It could be passed as early as the beginning of 2021.

The reason for the law is a change in the law in the previous year, which initially received little attention. As a result, service providers such as Facebook and Skype will lose the ability to screen chat messages and private groups for child abuse content on a massive scale as of December 21, 2020. The European Code for Electronic Communications strengthens the confidentiality of e-mail, messenger services and Internet telephony. Such services will then be legally equivalent to telephone and fax, and the secrecy of telecommunications will apply.

The change was called for by the EU Commission, security authorities and child rights activists. Even the US actor Ashton Kutcher intervened in the process. There is skepticism, however, from the digital civil society, the Greens and the Left. They consider the plans to soften the confidentiality of online communication to be a mistake, even if they are intended to serve a good cause.

Source (german)
https://netzpolitik.org/2020/gesetz-gegen-kindesmissbrauch-eu-parlament-gibt-weg-frei-fuer-durchleuchten-privater-nachrichten/

#surveillance #privacy #messages #eu #parlament #childabuse #authorities #police #thinkabout
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Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves

via www.nytimes.com

#police #drones #ai #cops #usa #why

Singapore Police Forces start using your Covid-19 contact tracing data for investigations

http://telegra.ph/Singapore-COVID-19-contact-tracing-data-accessible-to-police-01-05

https://www.teddit.net/r/privacy/comments/kqjpw5/police_forces_start_using_your_covid19_contact/

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-police-force-can-obtain-tracetogether-data-covid-19-13889914

https://www.teddit.net/r/singapore/comments/kq3kv8/singapore_police_force_can_obtain_tracetogether/

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#coronavirus #covid #tracking #stalking #police #cops #singapore #gov #why

Spot the Surveillance - How to Identify Police Surveillance at Protests and Large Gatherings

The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Kurt Opsahl will show you how to identify surveillance technologies that law enforcement may use at protests and other public gathering to spying on people exercising their fundamental rights. Learn how to spot the surveillance so you can advocate effectively for the policies necessary to protect your rights and bring transparency to the police surveillance.

https://media.ccc.de/v/rc3-11406-spot_the_surveillance

⚠️ This Talk was translated into multiple languages (DE / EN). The files available for download contain all languages as separate audio-tracks.

#rc3 #ccc #police #surveillance #spying #protests #demos #video
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SyntaxError (@DataAugmented): "The NYPD Had a Secret Fund for Surveillance Tools https://www.wired.com/story/nypd-secret-fund-surveillance-tools #Business/NationalAffairs #facialrecognition #surveillance #Police" | Nitter by PussTheCat.org – https://nitter.pussthecat.org/DataAugmented/status/1425020962005606406#m

🇦🇺Australia Painted as A ‘Dystopian Nightmare’ As Footage Goes Viral

More Footage from Australia Is Going Viral and Painting Our Country as A “Dystopian Nightmare” Where Individual Rights Are Not Protected and A Scared Populace Submits to A Police State


#australia #police #state

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#australia Queensland #police need to be jabbed by the 5th of October. 1200 already suspended without pay. 

A Demonstrator's Guide - Crimethinc Series

Gas Masks and Goggles:
https://crimethinc.com/2020/09/02/a-demonstrators-guide-to-gas-masks-and-goggles-everything-you-need-to-know-to-protect-your-eyes-and-lungs-from-gas-and-projectiles

Helmets:
https://crimethinc.com/2020/09/01/a-demonstrators-guide-to-helmets-everything-you-need-to-know

Body Armor:
https://crimethinc.com/2020/12/15/a-demonstrators-guide-to-body-armor-protecting-yourself-against-blows-batons-bullets-and-more

Police Batons:
https://crimethinc.com/2020/12/15/a-demonstrators-guide-to-understanding-police-batons-and-how-to-protect-against-them

Responding to Gunshot Wounds:
https://crimethinc.com/2020/09/24/a-demonstrators-guide-to-responding-to-gunshot-wounds-what-everyone-should-know

Understanding Riot Munitions:
https://crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a-demonstrators-guide-to-understanding-riot-munitions-and-how-to-defend-against-them

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#Telegram has released user data to the Federal Criminal #Police Office of #Germany in several cases, Spiegel reports.

The NGO CeMAS monitors 3,000 German-language channels & groups for "disinformation, antisemitism, and right-wing extremism."

https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/apps/telegram-gibt-nutzerdaten-an-das-bundeskriminalamt-a-0e4d3fcb-8081-4b87-b062-db412bbc294b

Today I learned #Amazon has a form so #police can get my data without permission or a warrant

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/14/23219419/amazon-ring-law-enforcement-no-warrant-no-consent

🇳🇿 NZ police illegally collecting biometric data from Māori in the Wairarapa region, new investigation suggests

New Zealand police forces are unlawfully taking, storing, and using people’s private biometric information according to a joint investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC).

Now, the privacy commissioner confirmed they had issued a compliance notice to the police force to stop collecting duplicate photographs and biometric prints from young people in 2020. Photos were kept on devices as well as databases.

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British police detain journalist Kit Klarenberg, interrogate him about The Grayzone - The Grayzone

During Klarenberg’s detention, police seized the journalist’s electronic devices and SD cards, fingerprinted him, took DNA swabs, and photographed him intensively. They threatened to arrest him if he did not comply.

#UK #FreedomOfPress
#Gestapo #DNA #Police #Press #PressFreedom

Dutch #Police Can Access Hidden #Telegram Numbers

https://cyberwarzone.com/dutch-police-can-access-hidden-telegram-numbers/

Telegram, the messaging app that prides itself on user privacy, may not be as secure as it claims. Recent documents released by the Dutch police reveal that they can swiftly request Telegram to disclose hidden phone numbers and IP addresses.

The Revelation
The Dutch police force disclosed this information under their country’s Freedom of Information Act. The documents include guidelines and forms that help officers rapidly gather vital data from Telegram. This news was reported by BNR after the police released the documents.

The Criteria
According to the internal communication, such requests are only considered when there’s an “immediate threat to life.” These guidelines were distributed to the police force in December of the previous year.

Telegram’s Privacy Paradox
Telegram has always emphasized its commitment to user privacy. Its privacy policy even states that they have “never” shared personal information with law enforcement. However, this claim now appears increasingly questionable. The privacy policy claims that Telegram has never shared user data with law enforcement agencies, but recent events suggest otherwise.

Dutch BNR Podcast – Nederlandse politie kan bij chatapp Telegram telefoonnummers opvragen
https://www.bnr.nl/podcast/ochtendnieuws/10525528/nederlandse-politie-kan-bij-chatapp-telegram-telefoonnummers-opvragen

Nu.nl – Politie kan telefoonnummers anonieme Telegram-gebruikers opeisen
https://www.nu.nl/tech/6281321/politie-kan-telefoonnummers-anonieme-telegram-gebruikers-opeisen.html

#USA #Police get medical records without a warrant

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/cvs-rite-aid-walgreens-hand-out-medical-records-to-cops-without-warrants/