Simone Ruf

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Simone Ruf (LinkedIn) is a lawyer at the Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF, Society for Civil Rights), working on digital rights, in particular state surveillance and platform regulation. GFF coordinates strategic litigation to defend fundamental and human rights. The SpywareShield Initiative, a GFF project, is dedicated to tackling the growing threat of surveillance software in Germany and across Europe.

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outside view of Germany's Federal Constitutional Court

Germany’s Proposed Hack-Back Powers and Outsourced Surveillance Are Testing Constitutional Limits

Nov. 5, 2026 Simone Ruf