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German Police May Not Break Into a Suspect's PC

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-peeking dept.

hweimer writes to tell us that a ruling in Germany's Supreme Court has made it illegal for the police to secretly hack into a suspect's computer. While some hailed this as a victory for civil rights, Germany's Interior Minister Wolfgang Schauble is expected to push for changes in the legal framework to allow police hacking.

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  1. Re:just change the name by mobby_6kl · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Isn't there already an exception allowing police hacking of computers which belong to Jews?