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App Detects Neo-Nazis Using Their Music
Daniel_Stuckey writes "German newspaper Der Spiegel reported that the country's interior ministers will meet this week to discuss use of an app developed by local police in Saxony that has attracted the unofficial name of 'Nazi Shazam.' Just like Shazam works out what song you're hearing from just a few bars, the system picks up audio fingerprints of neo-Nazi rock so police can intervene when it's being played. The whole situation sounds pretty insane to an outsider, but apparently far-right music is a big problem in Germany, where it's considered a 'gateway drug' into the neo-Nazi scene. The Guardian reported that in 2004, far-right groups even tried to recruit young members by handing out CD compilations in schools. That sort of action is illegal in Germany, where neo-Nazi groups are outlawed and the Federal Review Board for Media Harmful to Minors is tasked with examining and indexing media — including films, games, music, and websites — that may be harmful to young people."
You call that music?
Friends don't let friends listen to metal....
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
Still, better than rap...
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
And rap is still better than country-western.
"*sigh* There is nothing particularly secret, questionable, harsh or abusive about Guantanamo"
So... you don't believe they are holding people prisoner indefinitely without trial and torturing them for confessions and/or names of more people to add to the collection? That's just lies told by our liberal teachers?
Or is it that you think they are catching would-be terrorists so the end justifies the means?
If it's the latter then I suppose you are quite thankful that all those witches were burned early in US history. You wouldn't want their descendants running around today would you? Afterall, I'm sure that testimony given under duress is totally trustworthy. No doubt all of those prisoners are gulty as are anyone whose name they give out.