When intelligence services purchase personal data from commercial vendors this raises important questions about the legality and proportionality of their access to and processing of such data. A recent legal assessment by the German Parliament’s Research Service finds no clear legal basis for the...
Discussion Prompt: Which of the many deficits should German legislators tackle in the pending reform to ensure the effective implementation of human rights as well as the principles of the rule of law and democracy? See all contributions to this question. The intelligence activities of the...
Discussion Prompt: Which of the many deficits should German legislators tackle in the pending reform to ensure the effective implementation of human rights as well as the principles of the rule of law and democracy? See all contributions to this question. This article makes the case for a...