The 2015 Government decree to combat terrorism contained a provision which modified the "Code of Criminal Procedure" introducing the possibility of using "informatics tools and software to remotely acquire data and communications of computer system". In his blog post, MP Stefano Quintarelli claimed: "with this amendment Italy become, as far as I know, the first European country to explicitly, and in a generalised way, legalise 'remote computer searches' and the use of 'software for covert data collection'".
32% Yes |
68% No |
10% Yes |
66% No |
14% Yes, but only by court order |
3% No, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications |
4% Yes, this is necessary to combat terrorism |
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3% Yes, but only for those with criminal backgrounds |
See how support for each position on “Government Surveillance” has changed over time for 268k Italy voters.
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See how importance of “Government Surveillance” has changed over time for 268k Italy voters.
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