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The Berlin House of Representatives approved an amendment to the General Law on Public Safety and Order that grants police expanded surveillance powers, including the ability to secretly enter private homes to install spyware if remote installation is not possible.

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The Berlin House of Representatives approved an amendment to the General Law on Public Safety and Order that grants police expanded surveillance powers, including the ability to secretly enter private homes to install spyware if remote installation is not possible.

The legislation, supported by the CDU-SPD coalition and the AfD, allows police to monitor digital communications, conduct online searches, use extended video surveillance with AI-based facial and voice recognition, and activate body cameras inside private spaces when there is suspicion of danger to life.

The legislation, supported by the CDU-SPD coalition and the AfD, allows police to monitor digital communications, conduct online searches, use extended video surveillance with AI-based facial and voice recognition, and activate body cameras inside private spaces when there is suspicion of danger to life.

Interior Senator Iris Spranger of the SPD defended the reform as necessary modernization to combat terrorism and organized crime, stating it creates a significant plus for the protection of Berliners and provides law enforcement with better tools to address digital age threats.

Interior Senator Iris Spranger of the SPD defended the reform as necessary modernization to combat terrorism and organized crime, stating it creates a significant plus for the protection of Berliners and provides law enforcement with better tools to address digital age threats.

In 2024, Berlin police recorded over 539,000 offenses, an increase from the previous year, with violent crimes including assault and domestic violence also rising, and officials noting that more than half of all crimes remain unsolved.

In 2024, Berlin police recorded over 539,000 offenses, an increase from the previous year, with violent crimes including assault and domestic violence also rising, and officials noting that more than half of all crimes remain unsolved.

Green Party representative Vasili Franco criticized the measures as resembling a wish list for a state with excessive control, while Berlin's data protection commissioner Meike Kamp described the legislation as a frontal attack on citizens' IT security.

Green Party representative Vasili Franco criticized the measures as resembling a wish list for a state with excessive control, while Berlin's data protection commissioner Meike Kamp described the legislation as a frontal attack on citizens' IT security.

The NoASOG campaign alliance and civil liberties groups strongly criticized the reform, arguing that what is presented as security policy is in reality the establishment of an authoritarian surveillance state and represents a massive attack on civil liberties.

The NoASOG campaign alliance and civil liberties groups strongly criticized the reform, arguing that what is presented as security policy is in reality the establishment of an authoritarian surveillance state and represents a massive attack on civil liberties.

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