Bavarian Government Approves Use of Spyware
The German state of Bavaria has approved laws that allow the police to plant spyware on the computers of suspected terrorists. While German federal laws restrict the government to infecting computers with email, Bavarian laws allow police to enter a suspect’s home to physically infect the machine. According to The Register, Bavarian interior minister Joachim Herrmann “gave short shrift to [privacy] objections, stating that Bavaria is leading the field in ‘internal security’ in becoming the first German state to approve the plan.”More here.
This step taken by the Bavarian government counters a ruling earlier this year by Judge Hans-Juergen Papier in North Rhine-Westphalia. He opined that under regular circumstances spying on individuals was unconstitutional, and that permission of a judge would be required prior to implementing this type of surveillance during extreme situations.
posted by Fergie @ 7/07/2008 05:47:00 PM
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