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Germany Plans To Email Trojans

Posted by kdawson on from the we-can-do-it-but-you-can't dept.

speardane sends us word of a proposal in the German legislature to make it legal for that government to email spyware to terror suspects. The action comes in response to a court denying prosecutors' requests to break into suspects' computers over the Internet. The German chancellor supports the measure despite considerable outcry from political opponents and rights groups.

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  1. Re:Fan-diddly-astic by ColdWetDog · · Score: 5, Funny
    I just don't see how this is possible at all. How do you get those foil wrappers in an email? Just won't work.

    And besides, what happens if the guy is celibate? Or a Unix?

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  2. Thanks for the heads up... by tinrobot · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...sincerely,

    The Terrorists.

    1. Re:Thanks for the heads up... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Terrorists read Digg, not Slashdot.

  3. Via e-mail? by peipas · · Score: 5, Funny

    The leader of your terrorist cell has sent you an e-card! Double-click the attachment to view it!

    [Attached: ecard.exe]

  4. Leave it to the Germans! by fishthegeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    To come up with a way to distribute birth control so efficiently! This would never work in America though, it's difficult enough getting them out of that quarter machine that resides in the restroom at the gas station.

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  5. Re:Fan-diddly-astic by Psion · · Score: 3, Funny

    Shhhhh! Listen!

    Whoooooooosh!

    Wow. I wonder what that was?

  6. You've got a friend! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "You've got a friend! OsamaBL wants to add you to his friendslist, Cancel or Allow?"

  7. Re:Fan-diddly-astic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    must be using those tubes the republican senators keep talking about.

  8. Subject by Dachannien · · Score: 4, Funny

    So what are they going to title the e-mail? I mean, they'll have to be really clever, to make sure the terrorists actually open it:

    "dude! you'll never believe what Osama said"
    "wow, I can't believe you haven't blown yourself up yet"
    "this video has your 72 virgins in it!"

    1. Re:Subject by 6Yankee · · Score: 2, Funny

      "this video has your 72 virgins in it!"

      The promise of 72 virgins is a powerful motivator, but nowhere does it say they won't all be male Slashdotters.

  9. So they have developed Time-Travel Email? by MrSteveSD · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought the Trojans were wiped out long ago.