In most cases, the evaluation of the mobile phone data of refugees does not help to determine the identity and origin of the immigrants. Of all the evaluations, about a third supported the statements of the asylum seekers about their origin.
Only two percent of the evaluations revealed contradictory information that had to be clarified afterwards. In cases of doubt, it is intended to help establish the identity of refugees who come to Germany without papers. From September to May, almost 145,000 people applied for asylum at the Federal Office.