Germany Adds Spy Powers

Germany’s Bundestag approved a major overhaul giving the BND and domestic intelligence agency BfV expanded powers to counter espionage, terrorism and sabotage. The law allows the BND to conduct covert operations abroad and the BfV to intervene against identified threats, including through cyber measures, covert home entry under prior authorization and expanded digital surveillance. The government cited growing foreign threats, while opposition critics warned the changes erode the boundary between intelligence services and police.

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