To collect data from IT systems, investigators in Berlin can secretly search suspects' rooms. This is in a Police Act amendment.

In order to monitor encrypted communication, investigators will in future, according to the Senate draft and the Änderungen der Abgeordneten, not only be allowed to hack IT systems but also to secretly enter suspects’ apartments.

If remote installation of the spyware is technically not possible, paragraph 26 explicitly allows investigators to “secretly enter and search premises” in order to gain access to IT systems. In fact, Berlin is thus legalizing – as Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania did before – state intrusion into private apartments in order to physically install Trojans, for example via USB stick.

  • ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    14·
    1 day ago

    Due to our 5% hurdle to even get into Bundestag there are not many parties to create coalitions with and they mostly have very different agendas.

    The last government failed because one tiny party in the coalition not just refused to corporate but even sabotaged some things. There was no other party in Bundestag to work with because there were only nazis, Russian puppets and the CDU/CSU who were in full opposition mode.

    I also believe it would be better to remove the 5% hurdle so there is more to choose from and smaller parties have a chance to gain traction. People would not need to vote for the „lesser evil“, they could just vote exactly what they want.

    • Vincent@feddit.nlEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      100%. Every now and again people keep bringing up the idea of introducing a hurdle in the Netherlands as well, and I’m always strongly opposed. It doesn’t even do what people expect it to, and there are other ways to achieve that goal too.

      • Tryenjer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        8 hours ago

        Every now and again they also bring up the idea of introducing a bigger hurdle in Portugal.

      • ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        5·
        20 hours ago

        I believe the only ones who profit from this hurdle are the big parties. It’s better for them if there is less choice. I hope for you that it never gets introduced in the Netherlands.

        • Vincent@feddit.nlEnglish
          2·
          7 hours ago

          Exactly, and the worst thing is that that’s kind of the point: people don’t like there being so many little parties. So apparently then it’s OK to take away the vote of people who vote for them?