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Germany, Seeking Independence From US, Pushes Cyber Security Research (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the cutting-reliance dept.

Germany announced a new agency earlier this week to fund research on cyber security and to end its reliance on digital technologies from the United States, China and other countries. From a report: Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told reporters that Germany needed new tools to become a top player in cyber security and shore up European security and independence. "It is our joint goal for Germany to take a leading role in cyber security on an international level," Seehofer told a news conference with Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen. "We have to acknowledge we're lagging behind, and when one is lagging, one needs completely new approaches."

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  1. Maybe Germany should start with its legislation. by Sique · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Germany outlawed the ownership of "hacking tools" (202c StGB, "Acts preparatory to data espionage and phishing") , and all of a sudden, Internet security research in Germany is lagging.

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  2. Not surprising... by ph1ll · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ... after Obama wiretapped the German leader's 'phone.

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  3. Re:Independence Day by houghi · · Score: 5, Informative

    It is not OR/OR it is AND/AND.

    The US has hacked Germany (and other allies) before. It is like fucking your best mates wife. There are things you should not do, even if it is legal. And if you do, you must not be upset if suddenly he does not trust you anymore and does not want to be your best mate anymore.

    So why SHOULD Germany trust the USofA? The USofA does not trust its allies (and I am not even asking that they should.), so what is good for the goose is good for the other black pot.

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