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Kontrollen der Bundespolizei in Zügen und auf Bahnhöfen waren seit 2006 rechtswidrig. Das hat der Verwaltungsgerichtshof Baden-Württemberg in einem heute veröffentlichten Urteil entschieden. Die Richter erklärten die Kontrollpraxis der sogenannten Schleierfahndung für unvereinbar mit dem Europarecht. (Als Schleierfahndung werden Personenkontrollen bezeichnet, die ohne Verdacht und ohne Anlass durchgeführt werden. In Deutschland geschieht das derzeit im […]
U.S. investigators probing Mercedes maker Daimler have found that its cars were equipped with software that may have help them to pass diesel emissions tests, a German newspaper reported on Sunday, citing confidential documents. There has been growing scrutiny of diesel vehicles since Volkswagen admitted in 2015 to installing secret software on 580,000 U.S. vehicles […]
REUTERS/Bobby Yip A total of $ 740 million AUD ($ 593 million USD) was transferred overseas in suspected illegal foreign currency transactions. The majority of that amount, about $ 480 million AUD ($ 384 million USD), related to the exchange of funds between South Korean and Australian bank accounts, according to Korean authorities. The transactions […]
Kodi add-on fans could have seen a huge piracy precedent set, with a judge recently siding with major Hollywood players Netflix and Amazon in court. The Kodi surge continues without any sign of stopping, as users continue to ditch paid TV services for the online player. Research has suggested Kodi – which offers access to […]
– U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators have recently expanded their use of controversial databases containing billions of license-plate records, and privacy advocates fear the widespread use of these records will embolden the administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants. – While the federal agency previously has used the information in a more limited scope, an agreement […]
France’s national statistics bureau will now add illegal drug sales when measuring its GDP in adherence with EU rules. It still falls short of full compliance though, as it requires counting in prostitution too. The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee) said it will partly yield to Eurostat regulations aimed at harmonizing the […]
The app Bienvenidos allegedly alerts illegal immigrants to cameras, fences and border patrol agents while crossing into the US, but technical details of its functionality are still shrouded in mystery. Bienvenidos’ anonymous creators posted a YouTube video explaining the program’s technology on Monday. But the 72-second clip, which only garnered 59 views, was inexplicably deleted […]
Flights can be a stressful experience, so many choose to have a drink on the plane. Yet ordering a drink from the trolley can come at a cost, and most airlines prohibit passengers from drinking their own alcohol that they bring on board. This includes both their own drinks and those brought in duty-free. One […]
Reuters/Mike Blake The Trump campaign released an ad Saturday announcing its intention to blame Democrats for murders committed by unauthorized immigrants. The ad came on the first day of a government shutdown, caused in part by deadlocked negotiations on immigration policies. But Democrats said Saturday they offered Trump funding for the border wall, only to […]
REUTERS/Jason Lee New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a law on Monday making it illegal to fly an unmanned drone after too many drinks. The law prohibits flying a drone with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher, the same as for driving a vehicle. Violators face up to six months in jail, […]
