2023-10-22 10:54:46
In the ORF “press hour” on Sunday, he spoke out in favor of enabling monitoring of messenger services. Austria is the only country in the EU where you are not even allowed to monitor whether two people have exchanged a WhatsApp message, regardless of the content.
The Interior Minister illustrated the problem using an example. If two assassins communicated with each other via telephone or text message, the police could monitor this with appropriate authorization. However, if the two switch to WhatsApp or Telegram, this option no longer applies: “Then we are completely blind in this regard.” Sometimes he has the impression that protecting data is more important than protecting people.
Karner once again rejected a government under FPÖ chairman Herbert Kickl: “You can’t work with some people.” Some would compare the Freedom Party leader’s statements with those of a hate preacher: “The man is a security risk.”
The Interior Minister remains negative about Bulgaria and Romania joining Schengen. There are currently more controls between countries than ever before: “Schengen is completely broken.” In this situation, he thinks it would be “completely wrong” to discuss dropping controls at other borders.
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