Lindner's Cell Phone Disaster: Video Shows 35 Million Flop

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For 35 million euros, the Ministry of Finance bought mobile phones for customs. However, the devices were hardly usable. The Court of Auditors is now strongly criticizing.

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Precisely 17,321 devices were purchased to enable customs employees to communicate securely and encryptedly. The smartphones were released by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for handling data up to the confidentiality level "Closing matter – Only for use in the service" (VS-NfD).The contribution Ministry of Finance bought 17,000 unfit smartphones for 35 million euros first appeared on Tichy's insight.

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The Federal Court of Auditors has highlighted a particularly noteworthy case of taxpayer money being wasted – specifically, within the Federal Ministry of Finance. According to the Court, between October 2021 and December 2022 (when Christian Lindner, FDP, was Federal Minister of Finance), the Ministry procured 17,321 "secure" smartphones for the customs administration. Customs employees were supposed to use these devices to communicate "exclusi…