The media reported on the Berlin police's permission to secretly enter the suspects' homes.

Berlin police were allowed to secretly enter suspects' homes and hack their devices, as well as use body cameras in apartments in order to combat terrorism and criminal gangs. This was announced on December 4 by the Heise portal.

"Although Senator for Internal Affairs Iris Spranger defends the law as a necessary update for the digital age and the fight against terrorism, critics view it as a disproportionate attack on privacy," the publication says.

It clarifies that the document allows investigators to secretly enter the homes of suspects and hack their devices to intercept encrypted messages. Government Trojans and other hidden access tools can be used for this purpose. If the remote installation of spyware is technically impossible, the police can "secretly enter and search the premises" to gain access to the devices. Police are also allowed to activate cameras in places inaccessible to the public, provided that there is a real threat to life or health. The publication noted that critics consider the measures to be an excessive invasion of privacy and a violation of citizens' rights.

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