From Statewatch News Online, 19 October 2012 (18/12)
http://www.statewatch.org/1. REMOTE CONTROL: Netherlands: Dutch proposal to search and destroy foreign computers (link)
https://www.bof.nl/2012/10/18/dutch-proposal-to-search-and-destroy-foreign-computers/On 15 October, the Dutch ministry of Justice and Security proposed powers for the police to break into computers, install spyware, search computers and destroy data. These powers would extend to computers located outside the Netherlands. Dutch digital rights movement Bits of Freedom warns for the unacceptable risks to cybersecurity and calls on other countries to strongly oppose the proposal.
See also: Statewatch analysis: EU agrees rules for remote computer access by police forces but fails, as usual, to mention the security and intelligence agencies:
http://www.statewatch.org/analyses/no-83-remote-computer-access.pdfEU: Welcome to the new world of the interception of telecommunications:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2011/may/03eu-interception.htmStatewatch analysis: State Trojans: Germany exports “spyware with a badge”:
http://www.statewatch.org/analyses/no-189-state-trojans.pdf[I am sure many governments are doing even more than that without saying it. Just a reminder to keep your savings in a safe cold wallet]
