Overview
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Saarland have filed a joint proposal that now moves to Bundesrat committees for discussion.
- Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig says concrete measures will be included in a forthcoming digital-violence bill, with a draft expected before the summer break.
- The reported case involved two women filmed in a sauna whose complaint failed, and police returned the suspect’s phone with the images.
- Officials cite Basic Law protections of sexual self-determination and warn that easy digital capture and instant sharing heighten the harm.
- Options under consideration include amending §§201a and 184k of the criminal code to remove “protected space” and “against view” requirements, as current criminal and civil tools leave gaps.