Austria Becomes First Country to Officially Sanction Trojan Horse Surveillance
John Leyden writes in The Register:
Austria has become one of the first countries to officially sanction the use of Trojan Horse malware as a tactic for monitoring the PCs of suspected terrorists and criminals.More here.
The measures were reportedly discussed in an Austrian cabinet meeting last week and turned over to a group of legal and technical experts to thrash out the details of the scheme. Pending approval, Austrian law enforcement officers could begin using the tactic as early as next year.
Austrian measures would parallel those under consideration by Germany thereby "facilitating the international sharing of data found in secret online searches", Heise reports.
The policy - announced last week by the Austrian Interior Minister Gunther Plater - is fraught with difficulties, according to security watchers.
posted by Fergie @ 10/23/2007 11:50:00 AM
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