[Reuters] The German government decided on Wednesday to give police more rights to monitor homes and phones, fueling a heated debate about privacy laws in a country shocked by a snooping scandal at Deutsche Telekom.Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said the draft law, which still must be approved by Parliament, would strengthen the means available to Germany’s Federal Crime Office, known as the BKA, to investigate terrorist suspects and fight international crime.
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Germany to give police more surveillance powers
The German government decided on Wednesday to give police more rights to monitor homes and phones, fueling a heated debate about privacy laws in a country shocked by a snooping scandal at Deutsche Telekom.