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Blocking Big Brother: Constitutional Court Unplugs Data Law in Germany

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After 30,000 Germans filed a class-action suit, Germany's constitutional court in Karlsruhe blocked large parts of a new data-collection bill lawmakers say will help stop terror attacks. Opponents say it goes too far. The ruling essentially restores the pre-January status quo: Data will still be saved, but authorities will only be allowed to access it under extreme circumstances, and with a warrant. Where are our courts??

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Ze Germans know how to smell a rat by Scott Ledger on Thursday, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:09:30 AM