Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: BND

  • Whistleblower of the hearts: Ten years ago, Edward Snowden exposed secret mass surveillance

    Whistleblower of the hearts: Ten years ago, Edward Snowden exposed secret mass surveillance

    From 6 June 2013, media reported on secret US documents on global mass surveillance by secret services. However, many secrets lie dormant in the Snowden treasure trove, the publication of which is prevented by the state and the media. At the end of May 2013, Edward Snowden landed in Hong Kong with an arsenal of […]

  • Use of Spanish spyware in Germany illegal, Bundestag report says

    Use of Spanish spyware in Germany illegal, Bundestag report says

    Spain’s secret service is probably also spying abroad with “Pegasus”. Attacks may have been made in Germany on the former regional president of Catalonia and his Chilean-German lawyer. On 25 March 2018, former regional president of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont was arrested by the highway police in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and temporarily detained. Due […]

  • German Armed Forces: SARah-1 spy satellite launches with SpaceX

    German Armed Forces: SARah-1 spy satellite launches with SpaceX

    The German military’s Earth observation program costs around €800 million. The foreign secret service also uses it, but is getting its own spy system under the name Georg. On Saturday, the Bundeswehr plans to bring its first new SARah series spy satellite into space. The launch, which can be watched live, will take place from […]

  • Strategic Compass: EU to get new secret service centre

    Strategic Compass: EU to get new secret service centre

    The two EU secret service situation centres could soon be merged into a single institution. Their surveillance capacities are currently being expanded. Operational competences are also under discussion. The European Commission wants to take the cooperation of intelligence services within the EU to a new level. In her “State of the Union” address last September, […]