The Black-Red Coalition Wants to Give Intelligence Services Significantly More Powers.

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The German government intends to grant intelligence services significantly more powers in the future: They will be allowed to collect more data, process it more easily, and combat potential threats more actively, particularly in the area of cyber defense. A number of new laws are being drafted to this end, including a law to protect critical infrastructure, a draft for expanded digital investigative powers, and a new law for the Federal Intellig…

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The German government wants to significantly expand the powers of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND). This is evident from a draft law from the Federal Chancellery, seen by WDR, NDR, and the Süddeutsche Zeitung. The focus is on large-scale monitoring of internet traffic flowing from Germany to other countries. Critics warn that this could compromise privacy.