German authorities use scent tracking

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German authorities use scent tracking to keep tabs on G-8 protesters

German authorities are using scent tracking to keep tabs on possibly violent protesters against next month's Group of Eight summit - a tactic that is drawing comparisons with the methods of former East Germany's secret police.
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The use of scent samples was widely known to be practiced in Germany by the East German secret police, the Stasi, who used the technique to track dissidents.

A German spokesperson noted that the technique is very effective against the G-8 protesters because they rarely bathe.