Tag: Data retention
Federal data protection officer Kelber speaks out in favor of “Quick Freeze”.
Federal Data Protection Commissioner Ulrich Kelber The Federal Data Protection Commissioner considers Quick Freeze to be the “less intrusive” variant than storing IP addresses without cause. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
SPD and Greens accuse Marco Buschmann of delaying coalition projects
Berlin “You have to ask the Minister of Justice” – this sentence about Marco Buschmann is heard more and more often in the traffic light coalition when there is no…
SPD and Greens accuse Marco Buschmann of delaying coalition projects
Berlin “You have to ask the Minister of Justice” – this sentence about Marco Buschmann is heard more and more often in the traffic light coalition when there is no…
Minister of Justice Buschmann fuels coalition dispute
Berlin With a comment on Twitter about a possible mandatory storage of IP addresses in the fight against crime, Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP) drew the ire of the…
How FDP and Greens should be pacified
highway and wind farm The Greens want to expand rail transport, but not road traffic. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Berlin When the coalition committee meets on Thursday afternoon, Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Internal government dispute comes to a head
Marco Buschmann “I don’t see that the wording of the coalition agreement leaves much room for manoeuvre.” (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The internal government dispute over the use of so-called data…
Faeser wants to be able to freeze assets preventively
Nancy Faser The Federal Minister of the Interior wants significantly more powers for the authorities in the fight against organized crime. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD)…
ECJ decides: Data retention violates EU law
Berlin The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has announced its long-awaited decision on the German regulation of data retention: According to this, EU law precludes general and indiscriminate retention of…
Marco Buschmann’s cool competence
Swearing in federal ministers Marco Buschmann (FDP) is the new Federal Minister of Justice and is 44 years old. (Photo: dpa) Marco Buschmann cautiously steps behind a dark desk and…
Traffic light parties wrestle with surveillance laws
According to information from the Handelsblatt, the views of the traffic light negotiators about the use of so-called data retention were sometimes far apart. The investigative tool allows police and…