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Germany: Dobrindt wants electronic tags to become standard for people deemed dangerous
Following the attack targeting Berlin’s CSD in late July 2026, German Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt wants electronic tags to become the default for people security services classify as dangerous. According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the attacker, Abdul Ballout, was not wearing one when surveillance at his home ended. Dobrindt also wants to expand preventive detention, although the specific legislative changes remain unknown. German states currently apply different conditions. As of July 31, 2026, 150 people in Germany were wearing electronic tags monitored by a central service in Hesse.