https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany's coalition government agreed on a draft law on Wednesday requiring telecoms companies to keep customers' data for up to ten weeks in case they are needed by security services, riling digital rights activists. https://www.thelocal.de/20150527/germany-surveillance-cabinet-revives-plan-to-grab-internet-records Wed, 27 May 2015 18:01:03 +0200 germany-surveillance-cabinet-revives-plan-to-grab-internet-records The deputy leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Wolfgang Kubicki, called the government's plans to store communications data 'unconstitutional' and said he will fight the proposals in court. https://www.thelocal.de/20150417/liberals-data-retention-proposals-unconstitutional Fri, 17 Apr 2015 11:19:58 +0200 liberals-data-retention-proposals-unconstitutional Justice Minister Heiko Maas announced in a press conference on Wednesday new proposals allowing for phone data to be saved for up to ten weeks. https://www.thelocal.de/20150415/justice-minister-sets-out-data-retention-rules Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:53:42 +0200 justice-minister-sets-out-data-retention-rules Reports over the weekend that Germany is working on a new draft law for mass data retention provoked an outcry among activists and politicians across the political spectrum. https://www.thelocal.de/20150309/mass-data-retention-rumours-spark-outcry Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:37:05 +0100 mass-data-retention-rumours-spark-outcry A day after police in Berlin detained two men on suspicion of planning a bombing attack, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Friday that terrorism remained a clear and present danger. https://www.thelocal.de/20110909/37483 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:40:00 +0200 37483