GERMAN CABINET APPROVES PLAN TO GRANT MORE POWERS TO SPY SERVICES

Germany's cabinet approved measures on Wednesday to grant intelligence services new powers to hack communications and disrupt foreign adversaries' ​operations to counter what officials say is a growing threat from cyber and hybrid attacks.

The measures, which ‌have been under discussion for months, would allow both the BND, the foreign intelligence service, and the BfV, the domestic security service, broader authority to access digital communications, collect data and carry out active operations to thwart attacks.

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