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They released on Facebook a statement to this article: https://www.facebook.com/bitcoin.de/posts/1621138617927372

The protection of our unscrupulous customers and their bitcoins is more important to us than the protection of the data of offenders.

Another interesseting thing:

We only issue data from customers to investigating authorities if they can inquire in writing in specific cases and can demonstrate a legitimate interest in specific criminal offenses. This has always been the case from our point of view.

Big question here: So they've done it several times?

Not necessarily, might just have been their policy.

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