"Germany will not agree to European Union plans for so-called "chat controls" that would enable authorities to scan messages for illegal content such as child pornography before they are encrypted by apps such as WhatsApp or Signal. "Arbitrary chat controls ought to be taboo in a democracy," said Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig of the Social Democrats (SPD), the junior partner in the coalition government, on Wednesday. For three years now, European politicians have been wrangling over proposed legislation to allow pre-encryption message scanning with the aim of combatting crimes such as the distribution of child pornography but have been unable to reach a compromise. EU member state ambassadors are set to discuss the latest proposals on Wednesday evening and, should an agreement be reached, the relevant ministers could vote on legislation as early as next week."
"Following a series of recent incidents, the German government wants to boost police powers to shoot down drones. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has warned of cuts to plug a budget deficit. DW has more. Following a series of recent incidents, including here at Munich Airport, the government wants to boost police powers to shoot down drones.Image: Enrique Kaczor/onw-images/dpa/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to know Finance Minister Klingbeil warns of a 'marathon' of cuts and reforms to plug deficit Knife attack on town mayor not thought to be politically motivated, say police German Cabinet agrees to policing reform to boost drone defense capabilities"
Germany plans to expand police authority to shoot down drones following several recent incidents, including at Munich Airport. The Cabinet approved policing reforms intended to strengthen drone defense capabilities. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil warned of a long program of cuts and reforms to address a budget deficit. A knife attack on a town mayor is not thought to be politically motivated. Germany will not agree to EU proposals for pre-encryption message scanning, known as chat controls, which aim to detect illegal content before encryption. EU ambassadors will discuss the proposals and ministers could vote soon.
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