The Constitutional Court in Germany ruled on Tuesday that monitoring the internet traffic of foreign nationals abroad by the BND intelligence agency partly breaches the constitution.

The ruling said that internet surveillance of foreigners abroad violates the freedom of the press enshrined in the country’s constitution.

It is the first time the court has ruled that the BND is subject to Germany’s constitution even for its activities abroad.

The ruling also means that complaints brought by foreign journalists and Reporters Without Borders were largely successful, Reuters said.

Source: RT