Germany's highest court has ruled that police can only deploy spy software to monitor phones and computers in investigations involving serious crimes.
The Federal Constitutional Court’s decision narrows the scope of a 2017 law that limits the government's ability to use covert surveillance tools on platforms such as WhatsApp.
Digitalcourage, a German digital rights group, brought the legal challenge, warning that the law could infringe on the privacy of people not suspected of any wrongdoing.
Judges said the law's broad wording left too much room for interpretation and allowed serious intrusions without sufficient justification.
The ruling means authorities cannot monitor phone calls, emails, or other digital communications when investigating crimes that carry a relatively minor sentence - a sentence that is under three years or less.
The ruling emphasized that surveillance is a significant intrusion and should be reserved for serious offenses - longer than a three years sentence.
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Colombian Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head during a campaign rally two months ago, died early Monday at the age of 39, the hospital treating him announced.
President Donald Trump announced the deployment of 800 National Guard troops to Washington and placed the city’s police under federal control, citing what he called a surge in violent crime despite official data showing a sharp decline.
In an exclusive interview with AnewZ, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reflected on the city’s resilience, the urgent task of reconstruction, and his deep respect for the unwavering spirit of its residents.
The text of the Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia has been made public.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will send an upgraded ‘version 3.0’ free-trade agreement to their heads of government for approval in October, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday after regional talks in Kuala Lumpur.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
Colombian Senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head during a campaign rally two months ago, died early Monday at the age of 39, the hospital treating him announced.
President Donald Trump announced the deployment of 800 National Guard troops to Washington and placed the city’s police under federal control, citing what he called a surge in violent crime despite official data showing a sharp decline.
The text of the Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia has been made public.
Three people, including two bystanders, were wounded in an early-morning shooting in Times Square on Saturday, New York police said, with a 17-year-old now facing attempted murder and other charges.
Indonesia and Peru have signed a free trade agreement aimed at boosting bilateral trade, investment, and cooperation in several key sectors, including food, mining, and energy.
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