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Why would the FDP profit from this? AFAIK they never positioned themselves in favor of privacy. I think the green party (Bündnis 90 / Die Grüne) will profit co

Why would the FDP profit from this? AFAIK they never positioned themselves in favor of privacy. I think the green party (Bündnis 90 / Die Grüne) will profit considerably more from this. They are know promoters of privacy and personal rights. "Die Linke" could also profit from this.

bayesianhorse 13y ago
The liberals are very vocal about privacy and interfering of the state in the people's affairs. They just don't do a very good job making people aware of these positions...
- Semaphor 13y ago
  Or fighting for those positions.
  - cygx 13y ago
    Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger has been pretty consistent, though. If it weren't for their neo-liberal/laissez-faire approach to economics, I'd consider voting for them...
    - Semaphor 13y ago
      SLS usually does. But to me it always seems like she is rather alone in her party. And even she had some slip ups. If the FDP were a liberal party they'd never ally with the CDU as they are probably the most anti-liberal party we have.
aluhut 13y ago
Of course they did. They made their position against the Vorratsdatenspeicherung several times in the last years (See their statement here: http://www.fdp-fraktion.de/Vorratsdatenspeicherung-nicht-besser-als-PRISM/4415c5899i1p/index.html http://www.fdp-fraktion.de/Vorratsdatenspeicherung-nicht-bes... ). With Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger they also have the last privacy wall before the Constitutional Court. They of course have absolutly no problems with corporate data mining...
vidarh 13y ago
> "Die Linke" could also profit from this. That would be a bit ironic, given that Die Linke includes former PDS. (for those not following German politics: PDS was "Party for Democratic Socialism", formed from the remains of the old "SED" - Socialist Unity Party, better known as the ruling party of DDR and originators of Stasi)
- JulienSchmidt 13y ago
  They already made posters with the title abolish intelligence agencies. I find it hard to believe them, though. They seem to be against anything as soon as it gets unpopular.

bayesianhorse 13y ago

The liberals are very vocal about privacy and interfering of the state in the people's affairs. They just don't do a very good job making people aware of these positions...

Semaphor 13y ago
Or fighting for those positions.
- cygx 13y ago
  Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger has been pretty consistent, though. If it weren't for their neo-liberal/laissez-faire approach to economics, I'd consider voting for them...
  - Semaphor 13y ago
    SLS usually does. But to me it always seems like she is rather alone in her party. And even she had some slip ups. If the FDP were a liberal party they'd never ally with the CDU as they are probably the most anti-liberal party we have.

aluhut 13y ago

Of course they did. They made their position against the Vorratsdatenspeicherung several times in the last years (See their statement here: http://www.fdp-fraktion.de/Vorratsdatenspeicherung-nicht-besser-als-PRISM/4415c5899i1p/index.html http://www.fdp-fraktion.de/Vorratsdatenspeicherung-nicht-bes... ). With Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger they also have the last privacy wall before the Constitutional Court. They of course have absolutly no problems with corporate data mining...

vidarh 13y ago

> "Die Linke" could also profit from this. That would be a bit ironic, given that Die Linke includes former PDS. (for those not following German politics: PDS was "Party for Democratic Socialism", formed from the remains of the old "SED" - Socialist Unity Party, better known as the ruling party of DDR and originators of Stasi)

JulienSchmidt 13y ago
They already made posters with the title abolish intelligence agencies. I find it hard to believe them, though. They seem to be against anything as soon as it gets unpopular.