The United States spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish data cables, Danish and European media reported on Sunday.
The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has started interrogations in possible connection to December’s data breach that hit hundreds of politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, and celebrities.
Prosecutors in Germany on Thursday closed an investigation into whether US and British intelligence services systematically carried out extensive spying on the country's citizens, citing a lack of hard evidence.
German media reported on Thursday that Angela Merkel's Chancellery has been included in an ongoing investigation into a recent WikiLeaks release of confidential documents.
One of Germany's highest courts ruled in November that the government should invite US whistleblower Edward Snowden to Berlin for questioning. But the court made a U-turn in a ruling published Wednesday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel testified on Thursday that she was surprised to learn almost two years ago that Germany's BND foreign intelligence service was spying on targets in allied nations.
Angela Merkel famously said there should be no "spying among friends" amid the initial Edward Snowden NSA leaks. But then it emerged that Germany, too, had helped the NSA spy on its allies. On Thursday she faces a parliamentary grilling.
Opposition parties have accused the coalition government of overstepping its authority in its attempt to block American whistleblower Edward Snowden's trip to Germany.
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that the government must bring US whistleblower Edward Snowden to Berlin to answer parliamentary questions on the NSA, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
A case brought by opposition parties to shed light on the spying collaboration between Germany and the American NSA was rejected by Germany's highest court in a decision made public on Tuesday.
The BND, Germany's version of the CIA, has been accused of massive breaches of the constitution in a leaked report by the government's representative for data protection.
Green and Die Linke (Left Party) politicians are asking that NSA surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden be allowed into Germany for an ongoing investigation.
Germany on Tuesday approved new measures to rein in the activities of its foreign intelligence agency after a scandal over improper collusion with the US National Security Agency.
The German government confirmed on Wednesday that the head of its foreign intelligence service would be replaced two years ahead of schedule, triggering mass speculation about the cause.
Germany's foreign intelligence agency targeted France's foreign minister Laurent Fabius for surveillance as well as members of their own diplomatic service, German media reported on Wednesday.
US tech giant Microsoft has put new data centres in Germany under the control of Deutsche Telekom, the companies said on Wednesday, in a move that will keep privacy-sensitive Germans' customer data in the country.
Jennifer Gavito took over the helm as the US Consul General to Munich in August, becoming the first woman to hold the position. The Local spoke with her about the refugee crisis, TTIP and what the United States can learn from Germany.
German authorities have launched a probe into allegations of a new case of suspected spying linked to the US National Security Agency, a media report said Saturday.
When a trio of Berlin-based graffiti artists were approached to add realistic Arabic-language graffiti to sets for War On Terror TV series Homeland, they jumped at the chance to undermine what they call the show's "stereotypical and racist" portrayal of the Middle East.
Spies at Germany's BND foreign intelligence service snooped on the communications of friendly states' embassies and government offices, including EU members and the USA, as recently as 2013, media reports claimed on Wednesday.
An anti-spying organisation used a drone to drop leaflets over an NSA complex in southern Germany last week, hoping to persuade spooks to choose another line of work.
Privacy activist Jacob Appelbaum’s new Berlin art exhibition aims to show Julian Assange and other famous dissidents in the internet privacy debate in a new light.
Media reports on Thursday alleged that German spies traded access to information about the country to the US National Security Agency (NSA) in exchange for surveillance software.
