German Court Bars Stealth PC Searches

Iria · Feb 5, 2007, 08:47 PM

Source: Breitbart.com
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BERLIN (AP) -- Police cannot secretly search suspects' computer hard drives over the Internet, a German court ruled Monday.

The decision of the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe bars police from using software to search through remote hard drives unless parliament passes a law explicitly allowing the technique. Police, however, still will be allowed to seize evidence from PCs when conducting searches in person.

Feb 5, 2007, 08:47 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	German Court Bars Stealth PC Searches Source: Breitbart.com ________ BERLIN (AP) -- Police cannot secretly search suspects' computer hard drives over the Internet, a German court ruled Monday. The decision of the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe bars police from using software to search through remote hard drives unless parliament passes a law explicitly allowing the technique. Police, however, still will be allowed to seize evidence from PCs when conducting searches in person.