German Bundestag Passes New Data Retention Law
https://lawfareblog.com/german-bundestag-passes-new-data-retention-law
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. Maas has passed the German Bundestag by a vote
of 404 to 148. Maas, a social democrat, changed his tune
following pressure from the Vice-Chancellor and leader of the
Social Democratic Party, Sigmar Gabriel, who in the wake of the
Charlie Hebdo attacks in January, began arguing for a new data
retention policy.
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