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- August 28, 2013
As collaborative consumption becomes increasingly mainstream, many young Germans are starting to see vehicle ownership as inconvenient and old-fashioned. Keen to keep up, the auto industry is turning to car-sharing. By Thomas Hüetlin more... [ Comment ]
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- August 26, 2013
German email providers are enjoying a jump in demand following the NSA data surveillance scandal. Companies are beefing up their security features and promoting their accounts as being among the most secure in the world, thanks in part to strong privacy laws. more... [ Comment ]
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- August 20, 2013
Bitcoins have rapidly gained popularity, but what is the currency's legal status? This week Germany revealed that it sees the virtual payment method as "private money," but its tax status remains unclear. more... [ Comment ]
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- August 19, 2013
As the election approaches, Chancellor Angela Merkel is working hard to dissipate anger over controversial surveillance by German and US intelligence agencies. But every time Berlin assures voters that all is well, its claims are discredited. more... [ Comment ]
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- August 16, 2013
Spy on US citizens? We don't do that, the American government claimed. But new NSA documents published by the Washington Post show that the intelligence service violates the law in thousands of instances. Analysts with the agency are free to pick targets as they choose. By Christian Stöcker more... [ Comment ]
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- August 14, 2013
Starting this fall, people in Berlin who rent out apartment space for short periods could face steep fines. Politicians say the measure will help combat ballooning rents. But opponents counter that it is a gift to the hotel industry as it battles competition from companies like Airbnb. By Janko Tietz more... [ Comment ]
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- August 13, 2013
Chancellery chief Ronald Pofalla's appearance before a parliamentary committee on Monday was supposed to pacify public misgivings in the wake of the NSA spying scandal. But his announcement of a German-American no-spying agreement raised far more questions than it answered. A commentary by Severin Weiland more... [ Comment ]
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- August 09, 2013
Has a US company been bullied for providing encryption to Edward Snowden? In a posting on the site of email service Lavabit, owner Ladar Levison alludes to government attempts to access users' data -- and denounces "crimes against the American people." more... [ Comment ]
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- August 08, 2013
Ist Michail Gorbatschow bei Kräften, im Krankenhaus oder gar nicht mehr unter den Lebenden? Zum wiederholten Male wurde jetzt der Tod des sowjetischen Ex-Präsidenten verbreitet. Und wieder war es eine Falschmeldung. Sie reichte, um in Russland eine Welle des Hasses loszutreten. Von Christian Neef, Moskau mehr... [ Forum ]
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- July 29, 2013
Weeks after the NSA scandal, the German government is slowly breaking its silence on the issue. In the midst of the election campaign, Chancellery head Ronald Pofalla has been tasked with defusing the affair. So far, he hasn't answered the most pressing questions. more... [ Comment ]
