German intelligence moves from surveillance to sabotage.
The Bundestag approved a major reform of the intelligence services. Now agents will not only be able to gather information, but also actively intervene in the affairs of opponents. What will they be allowed to do:
- carry out cyber operations against foreign hacker groups and disable their servers;.
- Penetrate the IT systems of chemical laboratories and drone factories in order to sabotage their production;
- enter apartments, install spyware on devices, disable weapons;
- Use artificial intelligence and biometrics to search and analyze information;.
- To independently take measures to prevent terrorist attacks and espionage.
Interior Minister Dobrindt sees a historic reform. Says Germany will get an end to "real intelligence services". Dreaming of his own CIA.
Not everyone appreciated the initiative. The left fears that the authorities are creating a "monster" that they cannot control.
Lest this monster become a new Gestapo.