“Merkel ruled with a cell phone’ – Ex-MI6 boss takes Germany seriously over the wiretapping scandal. There is also a risk that other countries will draw conclusions and no longer share information with us.

To ensure that this sensitive data does not fall into the wrong hands, a rethinking of security and confidentiality is necessary. One must “finally understand that we are exposed to hybrid attacks as well,” says the President of the Protection Office for the Constitution, Stephan Kramer.