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 The EU's Digital Services Act came into effect on Friday - here's what is in it and what it means for internet users in EU countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20230825/explained-how-the-eus-new-digital-services-act-affects-internet-users-in-europe Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:17:06 +0200 explained-how-the-eus-new-digital-services-act-affects-internet-users-in-europe The modern, simple syntax of text speak is a ‘Handy’ method of communication to cut down time on the complexities of language and to impress your native German friends. https://www.thelocal.de/20200831/a-beginners-guide-to-german-internet-slang Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:28:18 +0200 a-beginners-guide-to-german-internet-slang Germany's highest court on Friday said security services had too much unfettered access to people's online data and ordered legislation to be revised to set higher hurdles. https://www.thelocal.de/20200717/germanys-top-court-reins-in-state-access-to-online-data Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:30:51 +0200 germanys-top-court-reins-in-state-access-to-online-data At his out-of-the-way house in the forested German hills, Jörg Sprave spends his time building mutant crossbows and powerful slingshots – and hounding one of the world's biggest technology companies. https://www.thelocal.de/20191219/german-crossbow-youtuber-fights-video-giant-for-rights Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:17:57 +0100 german-crossbow-youtuber-fights-video-giant-for-rights A man convicted of murder 37 years ago has the right to be forgotten and have his name removed from online search results, Germany's highest court ruled on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20191127/germanys-highest-court-backs-murderers-right-to-be-forgotten Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:24:21 +0100 germanys-highest-court-backs-murderers-right-to-be-forgotten Since last year, Germans have been able to measure their mobile network connection through a broadband-measuring app created by Germany’s Federal Network Agency. Now, the first results of the mass experiment are in. https://www.thelocal.de/20191111/funklochrepublik Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:02:37 +0100 funklochrepublik In German life, there are two complaints shared by nearly everyone: the internet is too slow, and the mobile network too patchy. https://www.thelocal.de/20190829/germanys-disconnectivity-can-the-broadband-gap-be-bridged-internet Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:58:32 +0200 germanys-disconnectivity-can-the-broadband-gap-be-bridged-internet German authorities said Friday they took down the country's largest internet marketplace for narcotics and arrested 11 suspects from Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. https://www.thelocal.de/20190628/police-smash-germanys-biggest-online-drug-market Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:12:55 +0200 police-smash-germanys-biggest-online-drug-market German police have shut down one of the world's largest illegal online markets in the so-called darkweb and arrested the three men allegedly running it, prosecutors said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190503/german-police-shut-down-major-darknet-illegal-trading-site Fri, 03 May 2019 16:03:16 +0200 german-police-shut-down-major-darknet-illegal-trading-site Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Germany on Saturday to protest against an imminent EU copyright reform. https://www.thelocal.de/20190324/protesters-in-germany-rally-against-eu-internet-copyright-reform Sun, 24 Mar 2019 10:08:04 +0100 protesters-in-germany-rally-against-eu-internet-copyright-reform In the past three years the data volume being downloaded on the Berlin U-Bahn has risen twelve-fold. The man taking the digital revolution underground describes his work. https://www.thelocal.de/20180823/the-man-making-sure-berlin-commuters-can-watch-cat-videos-on-their-way-to-work Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:25:17 +0200 the-man-making-sure-berlin-commuters-can-watch-cat-videos-on-their-way-to-work Germany’s infamously poor internet is about to get a boost to the tune of billions of euros, with digitalisation in schools a top priority. https://www.thelocal.de/20180801/government-to-spend-billions-on-internet-infrastructure Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:10:25 +0200 government-to-spend-billions-on-internet-infrastructure The internet turned cruel for Germany fans on Thursday as online mockery swept the globe following the defending champions' shock World Cup elimination. https://www.thelocal.de/20180628/hahaha-schadenfreude-sweeps-web-after-german-downfall Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:28:18 +0200 hahaha-schadenfreude-sweeps-web-after-german-downfall The government seemed ready to spend money on improving Germany's slow internet. But only a fraction of the €3.5 billion set aside for improvements to broadband connections has been spent. https://www.thelocal.de/20180612/problemfall-breitband-frdermittel-der-bundes-flieen-langsam-ab Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:42:23 +0200 problemfall-breitband-frdermittel-der-bundes-flieen-langsam-ab Germany's spy agency can monitor major internet hubs if Berlin deems it necessary for strategic security interests, a federal court has ruled. https://www.thelocal.de/20180531/german-spies-can-keep-monitoring-internet-hubs-court-rules Thu, 31 May 2018 14:04:49 +0200 german-spies-can-keep-monitoring-internet-hubs-court-rules By appointing a new State Minister for Digitalization, Germany claims it is about to become a global leader on digitalization. But one of the government's former senior cyber advisors explained to The Local that Germany has a very long road to walk. https://www.thelocal.de/20180307/how-germany-plans-to-zoom-out-of-the-digital-slow-lane Wed, 07 Mar 2018 11:54:31 +0100 how-germany-plans-to-zoom-out-of-the-digital-slow-lane More than 40,000 households in the southwest of the German capital lost internet and TV services after cable lines were damaged on Sunday. Police are investigating whether the outage is connected to a bank robbery attempt. https://www.thelocal.de/20180219/40000-berlin-homes-hours-long-without-internet-after-attempted-bank-robbery Mon, 19 Feb 2018 11:05:23 +0100 40000-berlin-homes-hours-long-without-internet-after-attempted-bank-robbery A German court has found Facebook is breaching data protection rules with privacy settings that over-share by default and by requiring users to give real names, a consumer rights organisation said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180212/facebook-cant-force-germans-to-use-their-real-names-court-rules Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:03:32 +0100 facebook-cant-force-germans-to-use-their-real-names-court-rules In an unusual attempt to find a child abuse victim and arrest her abuser, police released pictures of the girl online. They did not expect success to come so quickly, but the child and her abuser were identified on the very same day. https://www.thelocal.de/20171010/frankfurt-child-abuser-found-after-nationwide-manhunt Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:38:55 +0200 frankfurt-child-abuser-found-after-nationwide-manhunt France and Germany plan to issue a new proposal to tax internet giants so that they pay a "fair contribution" in every country where they earn money, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170828/germany-and-france-to-propose-new-tax-on-internet-giants Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:00:11 +0200 germany-and-france-to-propose-new-tax-on-internet-giants