German cabinet expands camera spying in public places after attacks
Berlin — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet approved legislation on Wednesday to expand video surveillance in public and commercial spaces in response to a spate of attacks. Two days after a truck rammed a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12, Merkel’s cabinet acted amid revived debate over public security. The legislation, loosening data-protection restrictions in certain cases, is part of a coalition agreement reached last month. Merkel’s government was tested by a series of violent acts in July, including a shooting spree in Munich that left 10 dead and a suicide bombing in Ansbach that injured bystanders at a festival. The cabinet also approved bodycams for federal police officers, a response to what the Interior Ministry calls an increase in violent offences against police. Bloomberg
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