Terror -Expert in the conversation – “Individual perpetrators are often very amateurish”

Recently there was a terrorist warning from Great Britain. Attacks could also occur in Austria. “A high potential of it has been radicalized,” says terrorist expert Nicolas Stockhammer. The researcher of the Danube Uni Krems and the University of Vienna refers to increased cases of the recent past, most recently the nurse attack in Villach.

This is called ‘terrorism at a low level’ of individuals. In contrast to long -term attacks. These would focus on large festivals such as Christmas or Easter. The “good” for the individuals: they are communicative and wanted to present themselves. “They also continue amateurish. Even the murderer of Vienna. As a tragic. But the number of victims was relatively low. Although he shot with AK47.”

Torn technologies
If you had been able to prevent something monitoring of measuring services, Rainer now wants to know. “I can no longer hear the conversation of the National Trojan. Today you have direct access to the messenger as with a scalpel. These are established technologies from Israelis and the US. I saw it. A researcher has put a mobile phone on the table. Another has opened the last message on another. Duration of access: five seconds.” If you organize this software, you can fully draw.

There are concerns about the general supervision of citizens. How can you dispel them? “You can’t exclude it 100 percent. But you have to give a certain confidence in the rule of law.” A judicial order for access would be necessary anyway.

There are new possibilities such as radicalization via tikok, possible attacks with drones, with bombs or the use of artificial intelligence. And you can see group formation again, as is. “Nevertheless, Messenger monitoring is a proven means of combating and preventing terrorist attacks.”