Overview
- In an op-ed, Frei argues the foreign intelligence service should move beyond collection to an active defensive role, citing options like jamming drone communications and disabling hostile crypto wallets.
- He proposes broader telecommunications access, including retrospective searches of relevant network links and storage of intercepted data for six to twelve months.
- The package envisions more intrusive measures such as access to private mobile phones and continued monitoring when individuals regularly enter Germany to prepare sabotage.
- Frei says the BND should be able to capture domestic traffic for early warning of cyberattacks and employ artificial intelligence to filter and process large data sets.
- Oversight would be consolidated under the Independent Control Council, and the proposals remain policy ideas requiring legislative action and subsequent scrutiny.