[privacy] Germany to Give Police More Surveillance Powers

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The International Herald Tribune (Reuters).

[snip]

The German government decided on Wednesday to give police more rights to
monitor homes and phones, fueling a heated debate about privacy laws in a
country shocked by a snooping scandal at Deutsche Telekom.

Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said the draft law, which still must
be approved by Parliament, would strengthen the means available to
Germany's Federal Crime Office, known as the BKA, to investigate terrorist
suspects and fight international crime.

"The threat to our country has made it necessary to give the BKA such
rights to counter threats," Schäuble said at a news conference presenting
the so-called BKA law.

The draft law extends police rights to conduct online searches, video
surveillance of homes and phone monitoring.

[snip]

More:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/04/europe/04germany.php

- - ferg

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