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The Basel police monitor mobile phones without legal basis (Swiss Press Text 2017, by Matthias Oppliger) - Swiss Press Award

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The Basel police monitor mobile phones without legal basis

TagesWoche

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2017

Matthias Oppliger

Court records show that Basel drug investigators rely on so-called IMSI catchers to hunt down drug dealers. This cell phone surveillance technology offers investigators extensive options. Authorities refuse to provide any transparency, even though there is no legal basis for its use.

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Matthias Oppliger / Swiss Press Award

Matthias Oppliger

Redaktor, hauptsächlich Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, Basel, 1983

Einst bei einer Versicherung, heute Journalist. Journalismusstudium an der ZHAW, gleichzeitig zahlreiche Praktika und Arbeit als Freelancer. Danach direkt zur TagesWoche in Basel.

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