U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) make their way to a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday that government monitoring of Internet communications needed to remain within proper limits.
"I made clear that although we do see the need for gathering information, the topic of proportionality is always an important one and the free democratic order is based on people feeling safe," Merkel said at a joint news conference with Obama.
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