[skrause]

> German has one of the most elaborate spying-on-its-own-citizens dragnet around the world.

Citation needed. The amount of surveillance in Germany is much lower than e.g. the USA or UK.

[gant]

Last I checked DE-CIX is still in a never ending legal battle with the BND and courts seem to consistently rule in the favor of the BND.

[tedunangst]

The story that comes to mind for me: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/german-police-ca...

Although that's more targeted, less dragnet.

[solotronics]

they are definitely part of the Five Eyes and as culpable as any of the others

[mkl]

Five Eyes "is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes