The interesting bit is that they explicitly point out part 7 of the TKG (telecommunications act) which details the telecommunication provider's duties in assist

The interesting bit is that they explicitly point out part 7 of the TKG (telecommunications act) which details the telecommunication provider's duties in assisting law enforcement agencies, such as providing interfaces for targeted surveillance. Relevant part of the law: https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=de&ie=UTF8&nv=1&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=de&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tkg_2004/BJNR119000004.html&usg=ALkJrhizUtlFGCANtatJPtuf8nRlx4hPlg#BJNR119000004BJNG001800000 https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&... See especially paragraph 110 and following. So I wonder if they want developers of XMPP software to implement surveillance features?