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 The defence ministers of the five Nordic countries met this week to prepare for the event of emergency security situations, natural catastrophes, and provocations from foreign military. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191120/explained-how-the-nordic-defence-ministries-plan-to-work-together-in-times-of-crisis Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:35:16 +0100 explained-how-the-nordic-defence-ministries-plan-to-work-together-in-times-of-crisis Facial recognition technology could be a “huge advantage” for police, a senior Copenhagen officer has said in an interview. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191024/denmark-copenhagen-police-calls-for-use-of-facial-recognition-tech Thu, 24 Oct 2019 15:26:03 +0200 denmark-copenhagen-police-calls-for-use-of-facial-recognition-tech Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said her government wants to “massively” ramp up public surveillance. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191009/denmarks-prime-minister-promises-massive-public-surveillance-intensification Wed, 09 Oct 2019 17:33:57 +0200 denmarks-prime-minister-promises-massive-public-surveillance-intensification Increasingly tense conditions related to the presence of gang members in Denmark’s prisons have resulted in the introduction of a new intelligence agency. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180727/denmark-introduces-prison-intelligence-service Fri, 27 Jul 2018 15:06:01 +0200 denmark-introduces-prison-intelligence-service Denmark’s police security service PET transferred an unknown amount of data to a secret database despite a law requiring its deletion, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180403/danish-police-security-held-kept-deleted-data-in-secret-archive-report Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:11:56 +0200 danish-police-security-held-kept-deleted-data-in-secret-archive-report A package containing porcelain was reported as suspicious by a passenger at Bornholm Airport on Wednesday morning, resulting in a large area being closed off. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170913/suspicious-package-causes-closure-at-bornholm-airport Wed, 13 Sep 2017 11:59:32 +0200 suspicious-package-causes-closure-at-bornholm-airport Ferry services between Denmark and neighbouring Sweden and Germany were briefly suspended on Wednesday because of an unspecified "threat", police and the ferry operator said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170607/ferry-services-between-denmark-and-sweden-germany-paused-due-to-threat Wed, 07 Jun 2017 17:26:53 +0200 ferry-services-between-denmark-and-sweden-germany-paused-due-to-threat Russian military build-up in the region means that Danish presence in the Baltic Sea is increasingly necessary, says defence minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170504/denmark-to-command-nato-fleet-in-north-atlantic Thu, 04 May 2017 11:14:52 +0200 denmark-to-command-nato-fleet-in-north-atlantic Russian hackers have succeeded in hacking the emails of Danish armed forces personnel over the last two years, says Denmark’s security service (Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, PET). https://www.thelocal.dk/20170424/russian-hackers-harvested-information-from-danish-armed-forces-pet Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:08:30 +0200 russian-hackers-harvested-information-from-danish-armed-forces-pet A Danish company thinks it can essentially eliminate airport security queues with its scannable ‘intelligent trolley’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160920/can-this-danish-technology-save-us-from-the-hell-of-airport-security Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:00:31 +0200 can-this-danish-technology-save-us-from-the-hell-of-airport-security Denmark’s police and security services have refused to disclose whether they are using fake mobile base stations to intercept and record phone calls, leading IT security specialists to suspect them of already operating the devices. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150126/danish-police-accused-of-using-fake-base-stations Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:31:00 +0100 danish-police-accused-of-using-fake-base-stations