The use of policeware to hack electronic evidence in Germany and the Netherlands

Hacking as manipulation of software, data, computer system or network without the knowledge and permission of the user constitutes an act of criminal offence. However, given that certain technological tendencies make it difficult/impossible to collect electronic evidence, the question arises as to whether the authorities responsible for detecting and proving criminal offenses should be authorized to hack, i.e. to conduct investigations in the digital environment in such a way that they would be authorized to exploit technical, systemic and human vulnerabilities within the IT system, without kn... Mehr ...