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Civil liberties group and Bitkom call for strict vulnerability management
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Fusion42 · 17 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
German civil liberties group Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte and IT association Bitkom call for legally binding vulnerability management rules to prevent intelligence agencies from exploiting or delaying fixes of security vulnerabilities, warning this risks citizens' and critical infrastructure security and fundamental digital rights.
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The German government is set to tighten rules on how intelligence agencies handle IT vulnerabilities, creating a legal opening for startups that specialise in vulnerability remediation and secure disclosure. You should prepare to engage with new compliance demands and anticipate an influx of trustworthy vulnerability reports now shielded from intelligence exploitation.
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