Bavarian Police Can Legally Place Trojans On Personal computers
Posted by: in Rights OnlineAn anonymous reader writes “The Bavarian Parliament passed a law that grants Bavarian police to place ‘Remote Forensic Software’ (Google translation) on a suspect’s personal as well as on the personal of a suspect’s contacts. They may break into houses in secret to install the RFS if a remote installation isn’t possible; and while they are there a (physical) search is permitted too. The RFS might be used to read, delete, and alter data.” The translation says that RFSs might be used in cases of an “urgent threat to the existence or the security of the Federation or a country or physical, life or liberty of a person… Even where there is a reasonable assumptions on concrete preparatory acts for such serious offenses.”
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