German Bundestag, Plenarprotokoll 19/192, pp. 24338-24339.
Herr President. Ladies and gentlemen.
The AfD supports every measure for the introduction of sensible
digital solutions for authorities and administrators. For us, only one thing is
important: Everything must be tailored for the customer [Kunden], for the citizen – I do not understand why you laugh at the
word “customer”. With the planned registration modernization law, the citizens’
basic data shall be centralized and it is quite clear that such a project makes
sense. If, however, it is conceivable that the transparent citizen [gläserne Bürger]
results from this move, then for us of the AfD the threshold of pain is
exceeded. For it is precisely these transparent citizens which the Federal
government appears to want. And if the draft is implemented, there are yet only
a few steps and the state obtains, on the head of a pin, a comprehensive profile
of every citizen.
The principle weak point of the draft is the introduction of
a unified identification number. For with such a number, relations records will
be possible. Despite that, now – and Herr Krings said it – the tax ID has been
selected, introduced in the year 2007, although it was assured at the time it
had nothing to do with exactly that on constitutional grounds. And naturally
the Federal Constitutional Court and the Federal commission for data protection
again warn against the use of this number. The Federal government, however,
ignores this warning, even so as does the scientific service of the German
Bundestag.
And the Austrian prospect is of no interest, although there,
and without conflict with the constitution, data management based on a recognition
number [kennnummer] has been
centralized. And what does Herr Seehofer’s ministry say to the Austrian model? The
procedure was too expensive and lasts too long. Ja, ladies and gentlemen, the Federal government gladly submits
itself to all possible international authorities and NGOs; yet in matters of
data security, to learn for once from the neighbor Austria, that is evidently
too costly.
In this connection, it is amusing that yesterday Minister
Seehofer called to me in this room that he now for 50 years works for the
security of Germany. Yet, Herr Minister Seehofer, – he is not there – the years
do not count, but only the success. And certainly when it concerns the data
security of our citizens, not “quick and dirty” but only and alone care counts,
and which may even be somewhat more expensive.
Ladies and gentlemen, the draft law put forward is the next
step to transparent citizens and it is presently happening. We have yesterday
experienced how far the Federal government is willing to go in the patronizing
of the people. And meanwhile must each recognize that state surveillance and
regimentation shall reach deep into the private sphere. Ladies and gentlemen, with
the planned law, it will be possible to gather together and use personal data
from many corners – data which Corona detectives can also use for their dirty
business; since Herr Lauterbach of the SPD is quite openly thinking of
introducing such a spy organization – not to be called back, ladies and
gentlemen.
Yet allow it to be said: With the AfD, there will be no
modern block leader; data of our citizens shall come into the hands of no
private and no state snooper, and no Federal commissioner may invade the
deepest private sphere of our citizens.
The draft law shall evidently again be driven through the
committees at a pig’s trot – and that we know already – and clearly also will
our Federal President and Chief Magistrate Steinmeier again fill up his
fountain pen and stand at the ready for a quick signing. It is all as always.
Many thanks.
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