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As part of the opening event of the “Art, Summer, Technology” series hosted by Dr. Isabel Gallin (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), the interactive installation “Code Beautiful Like a Clock” was on display at the ZKM | Center for Art and Media on Friday, July 11, 2025. The piece was developed by Prof. Dr. Jörn Müller-Quade (spokesperson for the KASTEL Security Research Labs) and Dr. Jeremias Mechler (KASTEL SRL researcher).

Data retention is a big issue at the moment. How can we ensure that the private rights of citizens are protected in the case of online surveillance by law enforcement authorities? This question was discussed by experts at the first ‘KASTEL controversial’ panel discussion. KASTEL Security Research Labs was the host of the event on the topic of privacy protection in surveillance on 21 November 2024 at the IHK Karlsruhe.

The paper “Webshop Gütesiegel – Perspektive der Nutzer” by Lukas Aldag, Anne Hennig and Melanie Volkamer has been published as open access publication in the journal Datenschutz und Datensicherheit (DuD).

On April 24, as part of a program supported by the Dutch government, a delegation from various cybersecurity companies visited the IT security location Karlsruhe to learn more about the German cybersecurity research landscape and its work.