BND should be allowed to hack IT giants and monitor internet nodes more closely
BND should be allowed to hack IT giants and monitor internet nodes more closely
BND should be allowed to hack IT giants and monitor internet nodes more closely
This emerges from a draft law, which NDR, WDR, and Süddeutsche Zeitung are reporting on again. The powers of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) are to be extended as if the Snowden revelations had never happened. The foreign intelligence service could thus act more independently
The plans are also explosive in the area of active cyber espionage. Under the heading "Computer Network Exploitation", the BND is to receive another official license to hack. If US tech giants like Google, Meta, or X do not cooperate with requests, the BND would be allowed to penetrate their systems secretly. This would even apply to IT infrastructures within Germany, provided it is necessary to defend against hostile cyberattacks. The line between domestic and foreign intelligence gathering would thus be difficult to maintain.