German parliament passes law giving spy agencies hacking, sabotage powers
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- In the biggest overhaul of the country’s spy laws of the postwar era, the Bundestag approved the bill by 308 votes to 190 — with 71 abstentions — months after Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet signed off on the draft.
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German parliament passes law giving spy agencies hacking, sabotage powers
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German parliament passes law giving spy agencies hacking, sabotage powers
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In the biggest overhaul of the country’s spy laws of the postwar era, the Bundestag approved the bill by 308 votes to 190 — with 71 abstentions — months after Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet signed off on the draft.