Tag: surveillance
Germany proposes expanded biometric surveillance amid reform concerns (Update)
(de-news.net) – Under proposed amendments to the Federal Police Act, the CDU/CSU and SPD parliamentary factions plan to authorize Germany’s Federal Police to conduct real-time…
Minister Dobrindt (CSU) announces enhanced surveillance and regulatory measures to protect critical infrastructure
(de-news.net) Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has announced a comprehensive set of measures aimed at addressing the growing threats posed by radical climate activism…
Federal Constitutional Court defines limits of digital surveillance
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has rendered two seminal judgments that impose substantial limitations on the deployment of state surveillance software—commonly referred to as…
Mass surveillance abroad by the BND legally inadequate
by Thorsten Koch The surveillance practice by the federal intelligence service Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), regarding telecommunications by foreigners, violates fundamental rights. This has been decided by…