德国内阁批准了一份超过700页的法律改革方案，授予国内情报机构联邦宪法保护局（BfV）和对外情报机构联邦情报局（BND）扩大的权力，以应对日益增加的混合安全威胁[1]。根据改革方案，两家情报机构将获得更大的信息收集和储存权限，并能够主动采取措施应对破坏和黑客攻击行为[1]。
总理府主任尼娜·瓦肯表示，"我们不会被动地观看外国干涉、破坏和对宪法支柱及自由社会的威胁继续增长"[1]。然而，这一改革方案引发了批评声音，自由民主党领导人沃尔夫冈·库比基指责该改革"打破了禁忌"，并强调"德国不应该有秘密警察"[1]。反对者认为，情报机构权力的扩张威胁到了公民权利[1]。
Germany's cabinet has approved sweeping legal reforms extending the powers of the country's domestic and foreign intelligence agencies in response to escalating hybrid security threats.[1] The legislation, comprising over 700 pages, grants the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) expanded authority to collect and retain information, as well as to proactively counter sabotage and cyberattacks.[1]
Government officials have framed the reforms as a necessary defensive measure. Chancellor's office chief Nina Warken stated: "We will not passively watch foreign interference, sabotage, and threats to our constitutional pillars and free society continue to grow."[1] However, the proposal has drawn sharp criticism from civil liberties advocates who contend that the enhanced surveillance powers pose risks to citizens' fundamental rights.
The reforms have proven particularly controversial within Germany's political spectrum. Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Wolfgang Kubicki condemned the measures as a "breaking of taboos," arguing that "Germany should not have a secret police."[1]