Privacy - Germany

• The German parliament passes controversial surveillance law October 24, 2016
• German DPA prohibits mass data sharing between WhatsApp and Facebook April 27, 2017
• Germany: Constitutional complaint against intelligence agency BND February 7, 2018
• WhatsApp security flaws could allow snoops to slide into group chats January 10, 2018
• Revocation of accreditation of journalists during G20 deemed illegal by DPO of Hamburg December 21, 2017
• Draft anti-terror law in Baden-Württemberg subject to controversial discussion December 10, 2017
• Secret documents reveal: BND attacked Tor and advises not to use it September 20, 2017
• Controversial testing of facial recognition software in Germany September 6, 2017
• While EU discusses the future of data retention, Germany is committed to make it mandatory June 1, 2017
• German court rejects parents' access to dead teenager's Facebook account May 31, 2017
• Number plate scanners and body cams for officers of the Federal Police Depar May 16, 2017
• German court blocks Facebook's efforts to obtain WhatsApp user data April 27, 2017
• Internet companies can’t be judges of free speech April 18, 2017
• Adjustments needed for the draft law implementing the GDPR March 15, 2017
• Law for enhancing video surveillance passed by the Bundestag March 10, 2017
• Access to passport photos for intelligence agencies March 9, 2017
• Facebook ordered to stop collecting data on WhatsApp users in Germany September 28, 2016
• Secret Report: German intelligence service BND breaks the law September 7, 2016
• France and Germany: Fighting terrorism by weakening encryption August 24, 2016
• Reply of the federal government regarding a right of action for data protection authorities July 15, 2016
• Right of action for data protection authorities requested by “Bundesrat” March 13, 2016
• German and US intelligence agencies resume collaboration January 9, 2016
• German DPAs issue position paper following Safe Harbor decision October 29, 2015
• NSA spying on German intelligence September 29, 2015
• Germany - Bundesrat disagrees with the new GDRP approach on consumer protection September 15, 2015
• German netzpolitik.org blog under investigation for treason July 30, 2015
• Facebook is ordered by Hamburg privacy authority to allow pseudonyms July 29, 2015
• Ongoing debate on governmental plans for new data retention law May 27, 2015
• German intelligence agency halts Internet monitoring for NSA May 7, 2015
• IT-Security Law: Expert consultation in the German Bundestag April 20, 2015
• Piracy on the Internet - Government action plan April 15, 2015
• Germany imposes data collection limits on Google April 10, 2015
• Google ordered by German authority to change privacy practices April 8, 2015
• German intelligence agency is tapping Internet Exchange Point March 31, 2015
• Merkel wants more EU data surveillance powers January 16, 2015
• Merkel and Hollande talk about avoiding US servers November 15, 2014
• German spy agency wants to build real time social media monitor November 15, 2014
• Berlins digital exiles: where tech activists go to escape the NSA November 9, 2014
• Germany exports surveillance technologies to human rights violators September 10, 2014