Surveillance
German Bundestag Passes New Data Retention Law
Mirko Hohmann Fri, Oct 16, 2015, 3:40 PM
In December 2014, German Minister of Justice Heiko Maas issued a strongly worded tweet, complete with exclamation mark, stating that data retention laws violate the right to privacy and data protection, and that as a result, there should be neither German nor European legislation on this front. Ten months later, a new data retention law introduced by none other than the same Mr.