Overview
- A Bundesinnenministerium draft would empower authorities to redirect or block traffic, disable systems, and in severe cases delete or alter data, including on foreign servers.
- Interventions would require a judicial order, with retroactive approval allowed for up to three days in acute danger and potential execution without notifying affected parties.
- The BKA would gain comparable active powers, take charge of coordination with foreign security agencies, and assume responsibility for threats of external or security‑policy significance.
- The BSI would be authorized for broader data collection, storage and analysis, including proactive threat hunting to spot attack preparations.
- Telecom and tech providers would be obliged to supply security‑relevant technical information and comply with orders or face fines up to €20 million, with the package currently at the draft stage.