Fighting crime
Digital Minister generally open to Palantir software
Interior Minister Dobrindt has the nationwide use of the controversial US software checked. The Minister of Justice is skeptical. A cabinet colleague emphasizes the opportunities.
Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger is generally open to the use of technologies such as the controversial analysis software of the US company Palantir in German security authorities. “But we should also have European companies that can offer such solutions,” the CDU politician told the Funke media group newspapers.
Wildberger pointed out that Germany had to protect itself: “People and countries who have other values and threaten entire countries are increasingly using technology. We should also use technologies to protect our state and our democracy,” said the minister. “If a provider provides such a technology, we should invest in you.”
He reacted to the question of whether it was a good idea that several federal states wanted to use Palantir’s software for their police.
With the software, investigators should automatically identify suspects and prevent or clarify crimes. It is already being used in Bavaria, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, and now the police in Baden-Württemberg should also be able to fall back on it. Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) shows whether the software should be used nationwide.
Hubig sees use skeptical
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Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig (SPD) had previously identified suspicion. It is “important that our investigative authorities have contemporary instruments in order to clarify serious crimes and to be able to ward off dangers,” she told the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. However, only those funds that were compatible with the rule of law could be used.
The Palantir company was founded in the USA in 2003-including Tech billionaire Peter Thiel. He is known for his libertarian and right-wing positions, his proximity to US President Donald Trump and his criticism of liberal democracies. Many Thiel therefore see critical in Europe. Data protectionists also criticize the software.
Wildberger demands more digital independence
Wildberger issued the goal that Germany had to be digitally sovereign. “75 percent of the cloud solutions we use come from the big American tech companies,” he said. They have been working with these companies as a trusting partner for many years. At the same time, however, it must also be about “using our talents to benefit from the huge fields of growth”.
dpa
Source: Stern
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