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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. 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]

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

    Terrorists read Digg, not Slashdot.