BND ends illegal data processing after ruling on RSF Germany lawsuit

NewsFollowing a longstanding legal dispute with the German branch of Reporters Without Borders (RSF Germany), the German foreign intelligence agency BND has bindingly stated that it is ending its illegal analysis of metadata records of phone calls (call detail records). The German Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig had already ruled in December 2017 that the BND was no longer allowed to process the data of RSF Germany in its so-called "traffic analysis sytem" (VerAS). The judgement applies only between RSF Germany and the BND.

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