What the article does not mention is, that in Germany every email provider with more than 10.000 customers is by law (TKÜV) required to install technical equipm

What the article does not mention is, that in Germany every email provider with more than 10.000 customers is by law (TKÜV) required to install technical equipment, that enables authorities to access all stored telecommunication data of a person put under surveillance. The access happens automatic and does not require further interaction with staff of the email provider. It is even worse, as the same law extends to internet providers as well. Some people argue that this effectively is a government controlled man-in-the-middle infrastructure.