When the German grand coalition, consisting of the conservative CDU and the less-conservative and supposedly social democratic SPD, was elected in 2014, many observers noted, that this might be bad for both democratic culture and the rule of law in general. The reason being, that the parliament opposition has no legal means to stop any […]
Why it is not „just“ metadata
As you might know, the beloved EU data retention directive requires Internet-Service-Provider to save communication metadata. In Germany, the product of this directive is called „Vorratsdatenspeicherung“. Surveillance-enthusiasts argue, that metadata does not violate any privacy rights because it does not save the content of communication and is therefore harmless. Metadata means that for meta-information of each […]