The creepy powers given to German spies
Germany's domestic intelligence service has much more wide-sweeping powers than those of other western spy services.
Dear Reader,
How far is a spy service allowed to go to protect the democracy it serves? When does its role tip from being one that protects the state’s citizens to one that sees citizens as threats?
This is a fundamental question for any functioning democracy. In a state with a restrained spy service, people don’t worry abou…