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Das taugen Head-up-Displays zum Nachrüsten

(This is what head-up displays are worth as an upgrade)

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Newspaper | Welt
Date | 18.8.2014
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | threat
Summary | Technological innovations for improving driving security are being tested. The new displays are supposed to be positioned in such a way that drivers no longer have to divert their gaze from the road when wanting to check the directions, the speed with which they're driving, etc.
Image Description | Image of a woman driving with a head-up display and an image of a new car dashboard with the head-up display.
Image Tags | female(s)

Hilfe, wo sind meine Whatsapp-Freunde hin!

(Help, where did all of my WhatsApp friends go!)

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Newspaper | Der Bund
Date | 26.2.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | Facebook, privacy, social media, WhatsApp
Summary | After Facebook has bought WhatsApp, many users are worried about their data privacy so waves of users are switching on to safer alternatives to WhatsApp such as Telegram, MyEnigma, or the Swiss app Threema. The large majority however is staying on WhatsApp, which causes more people to stay or return to WhatsApp. When Facebook replaced older social media platforms such as the German SchülerVZ, all users moved because a social media platform is only valuable when enough people use it.
Image Description | Photograph of a smartphone screen with social media different icons.
Image Tags | logo, smartphone, social media

Nonstop #Gerigate: Ein unpolitisches Komitee will Geri Müllers Rücktritt erzwingen

(Nonstop #Gerigate: An apolitical committee wants to enforce Geri Müller's resignation)

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Newspaper | Watson
Date | 30.9.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | politics, sexting
Summary | Conservative political parties are pressured by many citizens to force Geri Müller's resignation and hold votes for a new mayor. They do however not have no political right to do so since Geri Müller’s misconduct was not illegal and did not interfere with his work as a mayor. Now they are trying to opt out of political action and instated an apolitical committe which is the examine possibilities of forcing Geri Müller out of office.
Image Description | A sad Geri Müller riding a bicycle while being recorded from behind.
Image Tags | camera, male(s)

#gerigate: Geri Müller denkt über Rücktritt nach

(#gerigate: Geri Müller considers resignation)

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Newspaper | Watson
Date | 9.9.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | politics, sexting
Summary | Member of parliament Geri Müller first appeared at the Federal Palace in Bern since his recent sexting scandal broke in the media. He claims to be considering resigning his political positions but ultimately to be happy that he has not made a significant mistake but only a minor, personal derailment. For the moment, he is physically doing well and excited for his work in the parliament and he will be available to answer questions about his recent scandal.
Image Description | Geri Müller being interviewed for television.
Image Tags | male(s)

Die Medien als Mob

(The media as a mob)

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Newspaper | Die Wochenzeitung
Date | 21.8.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | politics, sexting
Summary | This article criticizes und scrutinizes a previous article from Schweiz am Sonntag about the Geri Müller sexting scandal coming to the conclusion that the story leaves out important parts just to make it more scandalous. Yes, the police had been called by Geri Müller but not to destroy the sexting evidence as this evidence had already been in the hands of several newspapers but had not been published as it was not relevant enough but to protect the woman from herself because she had threatened Geri Müller to commit suicide. Geri Müller did nothing illegal – just consensual sexting. That is nobody’s business even if he holds public office.
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Geri Müller: Nackt-Selfies aus dem Stadthaus

(Geri Müller: Nude Selfies from City Hall)

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Newspaper | Schweiz am Sonntag
Date | 14.10.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Summary | City mayor of Baden, Switzerland, and member of the Swiss parliament Geri Müller is involved in a sexting scandal with sexts and nude images sent during cabinet meetings. The article very dramatically depicts how Geri Müller’s sexting partner was allegedly lured into a police ambush set up by Geri Müller after she would not destroy all evidence of their intimate texting relationship. She testified that he had urged her to destroy the traces of their sexting relationship because he would suffer “disappear” from politics if that ever became public. Müller defends himself by saying that he had called the police because he had reason to believe that she was suicidal.
Image Description | Portrait of Geri Müller at his desk.
Image Tags | male(s)

«What’s Up, Switzerland? »: Spenden Sie Nachrichten für die Forschung

(“What’s Up, Switzerland?”: Donate messages for research)

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Newspaper | Aargauer Zeitung
Date | 1.6.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | research/study, texting, What's up Switzerland, WhatsApp
Summary | Language researchers from various Swiss universities (Neuchâtel/ Zürich/ Bern) are asking the public to submit their WhatsApp messages for research purposes. German, French, Italian, and Romansh submissions will be accepted and the WhatsApp data will be compared to SMS data collected between 2009-2011. The researchers are further interested in whether there are communicative differences in WhatsApp messaging between speakers of different languages or regional dialects.
Image Description | Screenshot of three icons: WhatsApp, Skype, and Dropbox.
Image Tags | Dropbox, logo, Skype, WhatsApp

Hilfe @ mein Gott

(Help @ my God)

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Newspaper | Sonntagszeitung
Date | 27.7.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | email, texting, youth
Summary | More and more people are leaving their church. Both the protestant and Catholic clergy have come together and built an online platform for people to receive spiritual guidance via e-mail or text-message. The service has been quite popular since 2012 when its increased traffic due to the ending of the Maya calendar received a lot of media attention, particularly amongst people aged 14 to 30.
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Das Ende der Telefonbuchse naht

(The end of the telephone socket is approaching)

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Newspaper | Tages-Anzeiger
Date | 7.2.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | texting, WhatsApp
Summary | Swisscom is changing the technology behind landline phone calls to the new VoIP (Voice over IP/Internet) technique, and because Swisscom has lost a lot of business to internet based instant messaging app WhatsApp, they are launching a messaging service called iO, which enables Swisscom clients to text other Swisscom clients for free and unlimited.
Image Description | Photograph in black and white of a woman using a rotary dial phone.
Image Tags | female(s)

Bundeshaus-Sekretärin twittert Nackt-Selfies

(Federal Palace secretary tweets nude selfies)

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Newspaper | Blick
Date | 6.8.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | selfie, sexting, threat
Summary | A secretary working in the offices of the Federal Palace in Bern has been regulary tweeting nude images of herself within the office rooms. She stated that she was always worried that her colleagues and supervisors would find out one day. An internal rule of the office says that employees should mind their employer's reputation not only at work but also in their free time. This means that there is a chance that the secretary may be discharged because of her inappropriate social media use.
Image Description | Nude selfies tweeted by the secretary with the nipples, genitalia, and face pixelated.
Image Tags | female(s)

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