https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 100 security cameras are to be installed at 50 different locations in Copenhagen as part of an anti-gang initiative. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180118/copenhagen-to-use-100-security-cameras-to-combat-gang-crime Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:45:31 +0100 copenhagen-to-use-100-security-cameras-to-combat-gang-crime Six out of ten Danes want increased surveillance such as CCTV cameras in public places to help prevent terrorism, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170515/60-percent-of-danes-want-more-surveillance-survey Mon, 15 May 2017 12:53:39 +0200 60-percent-of-danes-want-more-surveillance-survey Denmark presented on Friday a series of measures to curb "revenge porn", the sharing of nude pictures or videos of people online without their consent, including raising the penalty from six months to two years in prison. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170206/denmark-seeks-harsher-punishment-for-revenge-porn Mon, 06 Feb 2017 09:40:02 +0100 denmark-seeks-harsher-punishment-for-revenge-porn The Danish government's controversial plan to reintroduce reintroduce the mass collection of data on residents’ internet use has been dropped after an analysis showed that it would cost upwards of one billion kroner. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160317/denmark-drops-expensive-online-monitoring-plans Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:04:33 +0100 denmark-drops-expensive-online-monitoring-plans The Danish telecommunications industry has expressed concerns over the Justice Ministry’s plan to reintroduce so-called internet session logging, the registration of residents’ online activity. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160129/denmark-eyes-massive-online-surveillance-of-citizens Fri, 29 Jan 2016 16:59:59 +0100 denmark-eyes-massive-online-surveillance-of-citizens While the European parliament continues to wrestle with the privacy repercussions of a proposal on collecting passenger data, Denmark plans to move ahead with its own domestic plan. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150519/denmark-plans-to-leapfrog-eu-on-passenger-data Tue, 19 May 2015 10:46:57 +0200 denmark-plans-to-leapfrog-eu-on-passenger-data A proposal that would have given Danish military spooks broader powers than the NSA has now been changed after "a constructive and fruitful debate”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150318/denmark-scales-back-controversial-intelligence-reach Wed, 18 Mar 2015 11:57:18 +0100 denmark-scales-back-controversial-intelligence-reach As part of the government's new counter-terror measures, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service is given the ability to conduct surveillance on citizens abroad without a court order – something that not even the NSA or GCHQ can do. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150225/danish-military-spooks-to-get-more-power-than-nsa Wed, 25 Feb 2015 09:57:00 +0100 danish-military-spooks-to-get-more-power-than-nsa The Danish government introduced a new anti-terror package following the Copenhagen shootings, but internet privacy advocate Henrik Chulu argues that privacy restrictions will limit the free speech that politicians say they want to defend. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150223/free-speech-is-threatened-but-not-by-islamists Mon, 23 Feb 2015 21:07:00 +0100 free-speech-is-threatened-but-not-by-islamists