SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 11, 2012
German engineering giant Siemens and a spinoff company allegedly sold surveillance technology to the Syrian regime, according to a German television report. The government could be using the equipment to crack down on opposition supporters, human rights activists warn. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 08, 2011
German companies play an important role in the market for surveillance technology used by Arab despots to spy on their people. In this industry worth billions, the companies also earn their money using methods that have been outlawed in their home country. By Uwe Buse and Marcel Rosenbach more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 22, 2011
A surveillance firm claims it can distribute its spyware via faked iTunes updates. Apple appears to have moved to eliminate the security gap, but the debate over trojans used by governments, both democratic and otherwise, continues to boil. By Marcel Rosenbach in Berlin more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 04, 2011
Being defamed online can ruin lives and careers, but fighting back is always hard and often fruitless. Germany's Federal Court of Justice has now ruled that people defamed online can get information deleted, but it still forces Internet companies like Google to serve as unwilling judges and arbitrators. By Dietmar Hipp, Martin U. Müller and Marcel Rosenbach more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 17, 2011
Details continue to emerge about the potentially unconstitutional use of spyware by German investigators, including indications they used the controversial Trojan horse program on suspects some 50 times. The future of online surveillance is now in question, and court appeals could also follow. By Marcel Rosenbach, Holger Stark and Steffen Winter more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 12, 2011
A Trojan horse that can provide German investigators with unconstitutional access to targeted computers? SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke with Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger about the allegations and whether the scandal could drive another wedge into Chancellor Merkel's governing coalition. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 12, 2011
In the latest issue to divide the German government, spyware allegedly used by authorities has sparked an intense debate about computer surveillance in the country. With at least two states admitting to possessing the potentially unconstitutional program, police have demanded clearer guidelines. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 10, 2011
A German hacker organization claims to have cracked spying software allegedly used by German authorities. The Trojan horse has functions which go way beyond those allowed by German law. The news has sparked a wave of outrage among politicians and media commentators. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 19, 2011
Once the Greens were Germany's political rebels. But on Sunday they lost their title to the Pirate Party, which won seats in a regional government for the first time. The success of their data-driven message took even the party itself by surprise. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 12, 2011
Germany's minister for consumer protection has urged her cabinet colleagues to shun Facebook amid data protection fears. She warned of "justified legal doubts" about the social networking site. more...
