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Lack of authority? Buying information without a legal basis
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Tagesspiegel Background (Cybersecurity)
May 30, 2024
The BND purchases sensitive personal data without an adequate legal basis. These could be created in the upcoming intelligence service reform. Researchers from the Stiftung Neue Verantwortung (New Responsibility Foundation) call for a legal basis for data purchases.
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Authors
Corbinian Ruckerbauer
Senior Policy Researcher Digital Rights, Surveillance and Democracy
Dr. Thorsten Wetzling
Lead Digital Rights, Surveillance and Democracy