EU rules allowing “exceptional” use of spyware against journalists

Re:EU rules allowing “exceptional” use of spyware against jo... by Spivak on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @11:28AM (#36045722)

I don't think its particularly reasonable to expect "emergency powers" to be anything other than nigh blanket authorization because, well, in such a situation they'll do it anyway and this is at least honest about it.

"Oh shit a journalist is leaking our military's <sensitive data> which might actually affect the war -- track them down, you have full operational discretion."

No government official is even going to consider the minutia of the law before issuing an order.

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Re:EU rules allowing “exceptional” use of spyware against jo... by hulitu on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @01:15PM (#36047462)

They tracked journalists before even without the excuse of a war. Nothing will stop them now.

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Re:EU rules allowing “exceptional” use of spyware against jo... by jruohonen on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @01:37PM (#36047843)

I am not sure whether this example is a good one. While you can probably do interception and the like in a moment's notice, planting an implant is a different thing. As zero-click exploits are still rare, you need a spear phishing or the like, meaning that a person is already likely under surveillance.

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