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German Police Can Install Spyware In Homes
The Berlin House of Representatives has passed a sweeping reform of the General Security and Public Order Act (ASOG), expanding police powers in ways critics say sharply infringe on fundamental rights. The law allows not only digital surveillance through state malware (Quellen-TKÜ) and secret online searches, but also covert entry into private homes to install such tools when remote access is impossible. Additional measures include the use of bodycams inside private residences, expanded cell-tower data queries, automatic license-plate recognition, and technical tools against drones.
The police may now use biometric facial and voice matching with publicly available online data, and real investigative data can be used to train AI systems. Preventive detention can be extended to up to five days—or seven in terrorism-related cases. Opponents from civil-rights groups, the Greens, and the Left Party warn of unconstitutional surveillance and an erosion of privacy, while the governing coalition defends the reforms as necessary for modern security challenges. Critics argue the package makes Berlin one of the most far-reaching surveillance states among Germany’s federal regions.
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