Germany starting to get it's pendant to GCHQ and NSA
 

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...554853,00.html

Hm. I am still undecided what to think of it. It is a sword that can be used against others as well as against ourselves. The question that needs to be answered is wether or not one thinks those making use of it will act with an ongoing sense of responsibility, or not.

An old problem, isn't it.