Germany's proposed hack-back and surveillance laws raise constitutional concerns

Germany's Cabinet approved reforms to intelligence and cybersecurity law that would let agencies including the BND, BfV, BKA and Federal Police intrude into IT systems to read, delete or alter data, with some hack-backs possibly triggered automatically. The bills also permit AI-based police analysis, training on police data and biometric matching on the internet by private providers, including ones outside the EU. The article notes the BKA and, according to media reports, the BND use Pegasus spyware from NSO Group.

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