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More Info on German State Backdoor: Case R2D2

11

Oct

2011

Last weekend, the German based Chaos Computer Club (CCC) published details on a backdoor trojan they claimed was being used by German authorities, in violation of German law. And now, several German states have admitted to using Backdoor:W32/R2D2.A (aka “0zapftis”), though they say the backdoor falls within what’s allowed. In one case, the trojan was […]

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‘Government’ backdoor R2D2 Trojan discovered by Chaos Computer Club

09

Oct

2011

The famous Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has announced the discovery of a backdoor Trojan horse capable of spying on online activity and recording Skype internet calls which, it says, is used by the German police force. The malware – which has been variously dubbed “0zapftis”, “Bundestrojaner” or “R2D2” – is likely to kick up a […]

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Can Germany’s data protection laws forestall facial recognition?

10

Aug

2011

Facial recognition technology is a hot topic and this recently caught my attention: German authorities have suggested that Facebook’s “facial recognition” feature is illegal. From Deutsche Welle:Hamburg’s data protection official Johannes Caspar claims that the software violates both German and European Union data protection laws and that Facebook users don’t know how to delete the […]

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