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Germany limits police spyware use to serious crimes

  • Pierluigi Paganini--Securityaffairs.com
  • published date: 2025-08-09 08:07:49 UTC

Germany’s top court ruled police can use spyware only for crimes punishable by at least three years in prison. Germany’s top court ruled that police may only use spyware to monitor devices in cases involving crimes with a maximum sentence of at least three ye…

Germany limits police spyware use to serious crimes Germanys top court ruled that police may only use spyware to monitor devices in cases involving crimes with a maximum sentence of at least three y… [+2758 chars]