Bundesverfassungsgericht Restricts the Use of "Staatstrojaner"

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The German Police will only be able to use the most sophisticated surveillance in telecommunications in case of “very serious crimes”. The Constitutional Court has ruled (1 BvR 180/23) that the use of so-called “State Trojans” is largely in accordance with the Basic Law, but establishes this restriction by virtue of the privacy of communications. The First Senate of the German highest court has declared null and void the so-called surveillance o…

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In order to investigate criminal offences, investigators are allowed to read some encrypted messages and secretly search mobile phones. The Federal Constitutional Court now sets new limits for this.

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Since 2017, investigators have been allowed to infiltrate mobile phones and computers of suspects with spy software. On the other hand, there have been several constitutional complaints - now the Federal Constitutional Court restricts the powers to monitor.

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The Federal Constitutional Court has set limits on the use of spy software in the investigation of criminal offences.

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In criminal hunting, investigators have been allowed to infiltrate mobile phones and computers of suspects with spy software since 2017 and thus collect data.The Federal Constitutional Court now limits this.

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Can the state install spy software without knowing suspects on their computer or smartphone? The Federal Constitutional Court has now ruled on this.