On December 3 at 10:25 pm, the President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, which lasted for 6 hours until it was lifted following the unanimous vote of the South Korean Parliament to immediately end its imposition. The South Korean Constitution states that when the majority of the National Assembly requests … Read more
A Discussion of the Opportunities, Risks and Limitations Although digital anonymity is associated with a wide range of opportunities and is important for natural persons, it also harbors risks and can stand in the way of successful criminal prosecution – digital anonymity should therefore be granted within limits. The right to respect of private and … Read more
Latest Insights from the European Union and the United States As widely known, the retention of metadata constitutes an essential tool in the context of the fight against terrorism and, more broadly, serious crime. This analysis focuses on a comparison between two “giants” under the perspective of metadata retention for security purposes, i.e. Europe and … Read more
How a General Surveillance Account Could Cover Privately Collected Data Nowadays, data is mostly collected not by state actors but by businesses. To make use of the data amassed by these companies, law enforcement authorities often oblige them to hand over their records. To ensure that the companies actually collect (and do not delete) the … Read more
Fünf Fragen an Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger Diese Woche stand der Verfassungsblog ganz im Zeichen von EYES EVERYWHERE, unserem Focus-Symposium zu staatlicher und privater Massenüberwachung unter der EU-Grundrechtecharta. Kernfrage ist die Abwägung zwischen Sicherheitsinteressen und Grundrechten in einer zunehmend digitalisierten Welt. Antworten auf die Frage, wie weit demokratische Gesellschaften im Namen der Sicherheit gehen dürfen, fallen im … Read more
