Government ordered to rewrite German telecom act due to privacy concerns

Germany’s Constitutional Court has told the government to revise the Telecommunications Act by the end of next year as it violates the right of citizens to phone and internet privacy.

The law at present is unconstitutional because authorities have too much access to people’s data and the privacy of Germans should be better protected, the court ruled.

Source: Government ordered to rewrite German telecom act due to privacy concerns – PrivSec Report