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Schulabschluss in Corona-Zeiten : Ein Algorithmus, der Träume zerstören kann - 12 septembre 2020
In der Coronakrise hat ein Algorithmus die Endnoten britischer Schüler errechnet - die Ergebnisse sorgten für Aufruhr. Doch auch in Deutschland entscheidet eine geheime Formel über die Noten bestimmter Schüler.
Als Sophia Kamal-Bederski Anfang Juli ihre Abschlussnoten bekam, war sie schockiert : "Meine Lehrer hatten (...)
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Bundespolizeigesetz : Seehofer verzichtet auf Software zur Gesichtserkennung - DER SPIEGEL - 28 janvier 2020
Die Bundespolizei sollte einem Gesetzentwurf zufolge Software zur Gesichtserkennung an Bahnhöfen und Flughäfen einsetzen dürfen. Nun macht Innenminister Seehofer offenbar einen Rückzieher.
Bundesinnenminister Horst Seehofer (CSU) will es der Bundespolizei nun offenbar doch nicht erlauben, an sicherheitsrelevanten (...)
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Spying Close to Home : German Intelligence Under Fire for NSA Cooperation - 25 avril 2015
US intelligence spent years spying on European targets from a secretive base. Now, it seems that German intelligence was aware of the espionage — and did nothing to stop it.
It was obvious from its construction speed just how important the new site in Bavaria was to the Americans. Only four-and-a-half months after (...)
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The Digital Arms Race : NSA Preps America for Future Battle - 18 janvier 2015
The NSA’s mass surveillance is just the beginning. Documents from Edward Snowden show that the intelligence agency is arming America for future digital wars — a struggle for control of the Internet that is already well underway.
Normally, internship applicants need to have polished resumes, with volunteer work on (...)
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Prying Eyes : Inside the NSA’s War on Internet Security - 31 décembre 2014
US and British intelligence agencies undertake every effort imaginable to crack all types of encrypted Internet communication. The cloud, it seems, is full of holes. The good news : New Snowden documents show that some forms of encryption still cause problems for the NSA.
When Christmas approaches, the spies of (...)
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Belgacom Attack : Britain’s GCHQ Hacked Belgian Telecoms Firm - 26 novembre 2014
Documents from the archive of whistleblower Edward Snowden indicate that Britain’s GCHQ intelligence service was behind a cyber attack against Belgacom, a partly state-owned Belgian telecoms company. A "top secret" Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) presentation seen by SPIEGEL indicate that the goal of (...)
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New NSA Revelations : Inside Snowden’s Germany File - 19 juin 2014
An analysis of secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden demonstrates that the NSA is more active in Germany than anywhere else in Europe — and that data collected here may have helped kill suspected terrorists.
Just before Christmas 2005, an unexpected event disrupted the work of American spies in the (...)
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Interactive Graphic : The NSA’s Spy Catalog - 1er janvier 2014
Click on the red dots for more information. Use arrows or click the image and scroll to the left or right to see more.
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Inside TAO : Documents Reveal Top NSA Hacking Unit - 30 décembre 2013
The NSA’s TAO hacking unit is considered to be the intelligence agency’s top secret weapon. It maintains its own covert network, infiltrates computers around the world and even intercepts shipping deliveries to plant back doors in electronics ordered by those it is targeting.
In January 2010, numerous homeowners in (...)
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Belgacom Attack : Britain’s GCHQ Hacked Belgian Telecoms Firm - 23 septembre 2013
Documents from the archive of whistleblower Edward Snowden indicate that Britain’s GCHQ intelligence service was behind a cyber attack against Belgacom, a partly state-owned Belgian telecoms company. A "top secret" Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) presentation seen by SPIEGEL indicate that the goal of (...)
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’Follow the Money’ : NSA Spies on International Payments - 16 septembre 2013
The National Security Agency (NSA) widely monitors international payments, banking and credit card transactions, according to documents seen by SPIEGEL.
The information from the American foreign intelligence agency, acquired by former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden, show that the spying is (...)
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Privacy Scandal : NSA Can Spy on Smart Phone Data - 9 septembre 2013
Spiegel has learned from internal NSA documents that the US intelligence agency has the capability of tapping user data from the iPhone, devices using Android as well as BlackBerry, a system previously believed to be highly secure.
The United States’ National Security Agency intelligence-gathering operation is (...)
