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Finnish government wants police to have spyware powers

Posted on February 25, 2011July 3, 2025 by Dissent

A draft amendment of the Coercive Measures Act would give the police the power to install so-called spyware on a suspect’s computer, the Finnish News Agency (STT) has learnt.

Spyware commonly refers to software installed on a computer without the user’s consent.

If passed the law would effectively authorise the police to break or hack into computers, seriously undermining data privacy.

Read more in the Helsinki Times.

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1 thought on “Finnish government wants police to have spyware powers”

  1. Register web domain says:
    February 26, 2011 at 4:11 am

    Ya It is a good idea. Now a days, lot of fraudulent happening in the world.
    So Police want some power to overcome such type of activity.

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