Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A BKA security guard stands in front of the city hall. Germany remains a major target for various terrorist organizations, the ...

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The book Blind in the right eye—The fascist roots of the BKA * examines the post-war establishment of Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt (BKA, Federal Criminal Police Office) and its roots within the fascist ...

Security authorities view the surveillance of homes and communications indispensable to fight terrorism. Civil rights advocates disagree. The Federal Constitutional Court will now have the last word ...

When presenting the situation report on crime in the digital space, the Federal Criminal Police Office reports the first positive signs alongside many warnings. “Cybercrime is an increasing threat to ...

Founded in 1951, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) was dominated for decades by men with Nazi pasts. Today, the BKA is a central pillar of Germany's security architecture — even on the ...

Can the Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt) use millions of police photos to test facial recognition software? The legal situation is unclear. Modern facial recognition is critical for ...

Spying on the digital underground requires discreet and tech-savvy cops. Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office has presented a new study on cybercrime. The BKA does not intend to shut the darknet ...

Transparency and self-criticism were long taboo at Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). It wasn't until 2007 that the agency, Germany's central federal policy force, began to subject its ...