Tag: Minister of the Interior

  • German dispute over EU chat control

    German dispute over EU chat control

    Coalition agreement “interpreted differently” by SPD and FDP A planned EU regulation on the scanning of internet communications is causing dissent in the federal government. Platform operators are to be obliged to inspect even encrypted connections of their customers for…

  • German Investigations dropped: Indymedia platform was not a criminal association

    German Investigations dropped: Indymedia platform was not a criminal association

    The German linksunten.indymedia, founded in 2008, was banned under the Associations Act, and the entire technical infrastructure and funds of a left-wing center were confiscated. Seized storage devices apparently could not be decrypted. Almost five years after the ban of…

  • Following airplanes and drones: Frontex wants helicopters for border surveillance

    Following airplanes and drones: Frontex wants helicopters for border surveillance

    The EU border agency wants to repeat a failed tender to procure rotary-wing aircraft. These could be used in areas where there is a lack of runways. The scenarios fit a Greek border river where many dead bodies wash up.…