DESK POLITICS & SOCIETY · 2 MIN
AlgorithmWatch urges lawmakers to reject planned biometric surveillance powers
AlgorithmWatch says it testified at a Bundestag Interior Committee hearing on 21 September 2026 on planned surveillance powers for federal security and migration authorities. It argues the bills would allow retention of biometric data of uninvolved people and conflict with constitutional and EU law. These are legal and political assessments by an advocacy group, not independent findings.
CREDIBILITY 3/5 – Partly robust