Austria Becomes First Country to Officially Sanction Trojan Horse Surv eillance

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The Register.

[snip]

Austria has become one of the first countries to officially sanction the
use of Trojan Horse malware as a tactic for monitoring the PCs of suspected
terrorists and criminals.

The measures were reportedly discussed in an Austrian cabinet meeting last
week and turned over to a group of legal and technical experts to thrash
out the details of the scheme. Pending approval, Austrian law enforcement
officers could begin using the tactic as early as next year.

Austrian measures would parallel those under consideration by Germany
thereby "facilitating the international sharing of data found in secret
online searches", Heise reports.

The policy - announced last week by the Austrian Interior Minister Gunther
Plater - is fraught with difficulties, according to security watchers.

[snip]

More:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/23/teutonic_trojan/

Also:
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/97595

- - ferg

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