Thursday 25 February 2016

Germany approves the use of government-developed malware to monitor suspects


The German government has taken the controversial decision to allow intelligence agencies to use malware for the purpose of monitoring people under suspicion.


A spokesman for the German interior minister announced on Monday that authorities would be able to use government-developed trojan software to infect a suspect’s computers and mobile devices. The only reason the malware can be deployed, however, is if lives are at risk or the state is threatened. Additionally, a court order will be required to use…



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Germany approves the use of government-developed malware to monitor suspects

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