In a continuing shocker, #Germany, who are one of #America's big cyber-war allies, is passing a law to block street-level #Police from using the same military-grade #NetworkIntrusion tools as #USArmyCyberCommand and our German allies are using against state threats.

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https://securityaffairs.com/180976/laws-and-regulations/germany-limits-police-spyware-use-to-serious-crimes.html

Germany limits police spyware use to serious crimes

Germany’s top court ruled police can use spyware only for crimes punishable by at least three years in prison.

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