> What does this mean for `Datenschutz` in Germany? Datenschutz - Schmatenschutz. "Datenschutz" is something that politicians talk about in their "Sonntagsred

> What does this mean for `Datenschutz` in Germany? Datenschutz - Schmatenschutz. "Datenschutz" is something that politicians talk about in their "Sonntagsreden" [Sunday sermons; a term hard to translate into English]. During the rest of the week, the politicians pass laws to gouge out civil liberties (because of "think of the children", "terrorists", "child abusers", "right-wing movements" - whatever is opportune in the current political climate).