The newest poll by the ZDF shows disturbing amounts of support for the surveillance of private computers by police forces. The numbers are especially disturbing, as there has been a lot of activity in recent months by civil rights activists against these new powers. September 2007 and 2008 have seen the largest data protection demonstrations [...]
Germans and online surveillance
November 24th, 2008 · View Comments · police policy
Administration attempts at participation – the German experience
June 19th, 2008 · View Comments · public participation
Yesterday the Bertelsmann Foundation organised a very interesting conference on better regulation. In general this is a very laudable undertaking and the experiences reported are promising in parts and less promising in others. In the afternoon, there was a session on public participation in the German political system. Finding this panel in such a conference [...]
