Tag: Politics
German Corona Summit: Continued Social Distancing, Fewer Restrictions, and Regional Responsibility | GermanPolicy.com
The Coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, a globally rampant lung disease, has claimed almost 7,000 lives in Germany, by the beginning of May 2020. But…
Smartphone Tracking, or Contact Tracing | Context
Digital contact tracing creates location trails allowing for a supervising instance to know, in hindsight, whether two people were in proximity at the same time….
Hate Speech Laws and Social Media Companies | Brief
The German government cabinet has passed a tougher stance against hate speech. What makes sense about the legal project, in Germany and elswhere, is to…
Germany. Full Digital Identification of Online Users Impracticable | Context
The German Federal Council is examining whether in Germany, every user of social networks, and every online gamer, ought to be subject to identification requirements….
Deradicalization: Keeping the Bad From the Good | Context
Let us face it: there are major issues with deradicalizing a person who has fallen prey to extremism. But we must differentiate between counter-radicalization, which…
The German Basic Law | Brief
The German party Die Linke (left-leaning) has recently welcomed the observation of the right-leaning AfD by the Office of Protection of the Constitution (BfV). But…
Limiting movement within the EU? | Brief
In Germany, freedom of movement can be limited even for EU citizens, for reasons regarding public order and security. When it comes to controlling the…
