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Legal and Oversight Gaps in Germany's Military Intelligence - about:intel As German intelligence law undergoes additional reforms, lawmakers should also fix the untenable gaps regarding the legal basis and oversight of surveillance activities by the German armed forces

The German armed forces use various surveillance methods without legal restrictions or sufficient oversight. In our new blog post, the authors argue why the governing coalition needs to use the upcoming reform to close this loophole:
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The Pegasus scandal in Poland – between old problems with state surveillance and the current rule ... The abuse of state surveillance in Poland can only be tackled by establishing independent oversight institutions capable of providing effective legal remedies for victims.

🇵🇱 security agencies misused Pegasus spyware to target political opponents. To overcome the rule of law crisis, Barbara Grabowska-Moroz calls on the transformation of captured institutions: There is no effective oversight without independent & expert bodies.