Germany's Top Court Limits Spy Software Use

Germany's highest court has decided that the police can only use secret spy software on phones and computers when they're investigating really serious crimes.

This means they can't use it for crimes that have a punishment of less than three years in jail.

This decision was made because a digital rights group thought that the law was too broad and could allow the police to spy on people who weren't suspected of serious crimes.

The court agreed that secret surveillance is a big deal and should only be used for the most serious cases.

Even though the court made this ruling, the current rules will still be used until new ones are created.