Tag: Secret Services
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German government dupes parliament: Cooperations with foreign secret services remain secret
The compliance with the parliamentary interest in information is a cornerstone of democracy. On secret services, however, this is too much effort for the German government. The current federal government in Germany wants to continue to inform parliament only to…
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Pegasus and Predator investigations: Europol is not a European FBI
The EU Parliament’s committee of enquiry into Pegasus and other spy software is calling for Europol to investigate the scandal. However, there are reasons why the police agency’s powers are limited. While the EU Parliament is looking into the spyware…
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Data retention and decryption: Justice and Home Affairs Council wants more surveillance
EU member states will call for bypassing encryption also for counterterrorism and law enforcement. In addition, the entry of extremism suspects should be prevented and their assets frozen in the Union. Tomorrow, the EU justice ministers will hold their regular…
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Restrictive in cyberspace
New German cybersecurity guidelines harbour even more surveillance and centralised powers The Federal Cabinet today approved the new “Cybersecurity Strategy for Germany”. The draft, prepared by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, is to be in place for five years…
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Quitting EU adviser: Gilles de Kerchove invents “left-wing terrorist” threat
A handful of property damages in Italy could lead to left-wing activism being pursued more closely by police and secret services across the European Union. The initiative bears the hallmarks of the German Office for the Protection of the Constitution.…
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Germany: The state hacks along
With the temporary exception of the Federal Police, all German police agencies and secret services are now allowed to hack into computers and telephones. This is an extremely deep invasion of privacy On 10 June, the Bundestag massively expanded the…