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The temptation of mass surveillance

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Jörg Luyken
Mar 03, 2024
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Dear Reader,

I’ve just returned to Berlin from a trip to visit family in the UK, the country of my birth. That visit reminded me of how German I’ve become when it comes to questions of privacy.

The “reverse culture shock” hit me at the British border, where the police officer asked several inconsequential questions about whe…

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