Anlasslose Finanzermittlungen zur Geldwäschebekämpfung - Automatisierte Überwachung in der Sicherheitsgesellschaft und ihre verfassungsrechtlichen Grenzen

'Suspicionless Financial Investigations in the Fight Against Money Laundering. Automated Surveillance in the Security Society and its Constitutional Limits': For three decades, German anti-money laundering efforts have aimed for the exhaustive detection of crime. This paper argues that suspicionless investigations by private actors and their increasing automation via AI are incompatible with constitutional guarantees. This development signals a shift toward a security society, where the boundaries between preventive surveillance and criminal prosecution blur, turning crime management into the dominant maxim.