German Court Abolishes German Snooping Law

Robert writes to mention that Germany's highest court has imposed limitations on the amount of spying governmental bodies can do on a suspect's computer. The ruling comes in response to a state law on North Rhine Westphalia that had allowed secret services to peer into a citizen's computer. "Court President Hans-Juergen Papier said that using such software contravened rights enshrined in Germany's constitution, adding that the decision would serve as a precedent across the country. The ruling emphasized that cyber spying by the authorities would have to receive the permission of a judge. The German government has described cyber spying as a vital tool in fighting terrorism."

Just when you thought the German legal system...

[Channard]

.. had peaked with closing the tax loophole that lets Uwe Boll make films, they go and do this. Where will it all end?

Re:you live and you learn

[sm62704]

You don't know what you've got until it's gone.

True that! Good riddance to my ex-wife!

Re: Crazy World

[rev_sanchez]

I've seen what Germans do with their computers on the internet. I'm surprised they had to make their law enforcement bodies stop spying on those things. I'd treat a German crime suspect's computer like a duffel bag of goatse Polaroids.