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Stasi Surveillance: Scale, Methods, and Legacy in East Germany

From 1957 to 1989, East Germany's Stasi secret police, led by Erich Mielke, used a vast network of 90,000 full-time employees and 100,000-200,000 informants to monitor citizens, suppress dissent, and maintain the Socialist Unity Party's control, employing methods such as mail opening, phone tapping,...

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Workplace Facial Recognition: Bias, Risks, and Ethical Concerns

A 2025 report revealed that over half of Fortune 100 companies mandated a full-time return to the office, with many using facial recognition to track employees, despite evidence showing such technology's inaccuracy and bias against marginalized groups, negatively impacting employment outcomes and mo...

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Stasi's Extensive Surveillance Network in East Germany

Erich Mielke, head of East Germany's Stasi from 1957-1989, oversaw a vast surveillance network of 90,000 employees and 100,000-200,000 informants, monitoring citizens' communications and actions to identify and suppress dissent, significantly impacting East German society.

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Tech Giants to Spend Over $400 Billion on AI

Major tech companies—Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon—plan to spend over \$400 billion on capital expenditures in the coming year, primarily on AI, surpassing US government spending on social services and potentially reshaping economic growth.

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Stasi's Extensive Surveillance Network in East Germany

From 1950 to 1990, East Germany's Stasi secret police, with 90,000 employees and 100,000-200,000 informants, used pervasive surveillance to suppress dissent and maintain the communist regime's power; the release of their archives continues to impact East German society.

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London Met Police Doubles Facial Recognition Deployments Amidst Budget Cuts

The Metropolitan Police in Britain will more than double its use of live facial recognition technology to up to 10 deployments a week, citing a need to combat serious crime, despite concerns over privacy and a lack of regulation; this comes as the force faces budget cuts and increased demand for pub...

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German Court to Rule on Constitutionality of State Spyware

The German Federal Constitutional Court will rule on a 2018 constitutional complaint against the 2017 reform of the Code of Criminal Procedure (StPO), focusing on the use of state-sponsored spyware for online searches and communication surveillance; the court's decision will have significant implica...

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German Court Invalidates Parts of State Trojan Law

The German Federal Constitutional Court declared parts of the law authorizing the use of state Trojans in criminal investigations unconstitutional, invalidating source telecommunication surveillance (Quellen-TKÜ) for crimes with a maximum sentence of up to three years and partially invalidating the ...

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High Court Challenge Against London Police's Live Facial Recognition Technology

Shaun Thompson is bringing a High Court challenge against the Metropolitan Police after live facial recognition technology wrongly identified him as a suspect, prompting concerns about the technology's accuracy and potential for misuse; the Met says it has made over 1000 arrests using the technology...

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China's Influence Chills Academic Freedom in UK Universities

A survey reveals that UK academics studying China face harassment, surveillance, and self-censorship due to financial ties with China; respondents reported incidents of harassment and surveillance, highlighting the chilling effect on academic freedom.

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Stasi Surveillance: Scale, Methods, and Human Cost

The Stasi, East Germany's secret police, used extensive surveillance methods, including mail opening and home invasions, to suppress dissent and maintain the Socialist Unity Party's control; by 1989, it employed approximately 90,000 full-time agents and 100,000-200,000 informants.

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London Police Doubles Facial Recognition Use Amid Budget Cuts"

Facing a £260 million budget cut and 1,700 job losses, the Metropolitan Police will more than double its use of live facial recognition technology to up to ten deployments a week, alongside deploying 80 extra officers to the West End to tackle record-high shoplifting and knife crime.

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