Wiesbaden/Karlsruhe (dpa/lhe) - According to the Hessian Interior Minister Peter Beuth (CDU), the use of the data analysis software Hessendata is also possible after the judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court. The judgment basically recognized the need for modern analysis tools for the police authorities and enables the continued use of Hessendata, said Beuth after a statement on Thursday. "This is an important signal for the further digitization of the investigative work of our security authorities."
The Federal Constitutional Court had declared the regulations in Hesse and Hamburg for the use of such software to be unconstitutional in their current form. However, a constitutional design is possible, said the chairman of the First Senate, Court President Stephan Harbarth, at the verdict on Thursday in Karlsruhe.
The software, which could potentially be used nationwide, combs through the various police databases to discover cross-connections that the investigators might otherwise never notice. This should help the police to track down potential perpetrators before they can commit a crime.
The guard rails of the Federal Constitutional Court would be gratefully received and incorporated into the future design of the legal norms, said Beuth. He can understand that the highest German court requires that the rules of engagement are set out clearly and comprehensively either in a law or in an administrative regulation for the police. "The previous official practice must be specified and written down in this respect."
