Bavarian Police Can Legally Place Trojans On PCs

An anonymous reader writes "The Bavarian Parliament passed a law that allows Bavarian police to place 'Remote Forensic Software' (Google translation) on a suspect's computer as well as on the computers of a suspect's contacts. They may break into houses in secret to install the RFS if a remote installation is not possible; and while they are there a (physical) search is permitted too. The RFS may be used to read, delete, and alter data." The translation says that RFSs may 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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Re:Yes,

[Orion Blastar]

Actually they tried it on September 11, 2001, and have been paying for it ever since. You just don't mess with the USA, we are like angry bees and come out of our hive and just start invading nations when something like 9/11 happens. Being the only super power left in the world, means that the USA can basically do whatever it wants as other nations need us to help them out and be the military for the UN when things get bad.

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