German Minister Wants Investigation of State Authorities’ Use of Spyware

Germany’s justice minister has called for an investigation after authorities in at least four German states acknowledged using computer spyware to conduct surveillance on citizens. Authorities in the state of Bavaria admitted on Monday that a piece of spyware discovered on a citizen’s computer by the local Chaos Computer Club hacker group was designed for use by authorities to spy on suspects. Under German law, authorities can use spyware to monitor criminals, but its use is supposed to be limited to the interception of internet telephony.

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Source: Wired
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  1. ubchant reblogged this from ataferner and added:
    Ruh roh, that’s never good.
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