The logo of the German Federal Intelligence Agency (BND) is pictured at the 60th anniversary of the founding of the BND in Berlin, Germany, November 28, 2016. (Reuters Photo)
DW: German intelligence agency can monitor internet hubs, court rules
Frankfurt-based internet exchange provider De-Cix has lost a case against the German international intelligence service (BND) for siphoning off data from its exchanges over a number of years for "intelligence purposes."
The Federal Administrative Court in the eastern German city of Leipzig ruled late Wednesday that the BND was justified in monitoring and recording international telecommunications on the orders of the Interior Ministry.
The court said that De-Cix could even be compelled to help the BND carry out its surveillance of telecommunications.
De-Cix Management GmbH, which is owned by eco Association, the European internet industry body, had filed suit against the interior ministry, which oversees the BND and its strategic signals intelligence.
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Update: German spy agency can keep tabs on internet hubs: court
WNU Editor: And the EU is demanding every web site must conform to privacy rules. Words escape me.
