BBC 'vague' reporting again!

[Florian Weimer]

* Caspar Bowden:

>> admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk] On Behalf Of Florian Weimer
> ..
>> > - "(in the medium term)...facilitating remote searches if provided
>> > for under national law, enabling investigation teams to have rapid
>> > access to information, with the agreement of the host country;"
>>
>> Is the agreement per-case or based on bilateral treaty?
>
> I have no idea, but AFAIK Germany is the only country to have passed
> such a law. Anyone have a link to the latest status?

It's currently in limbo because the federal chamber of parliament
(Bundesrat) has yet to approve it, which is quite likely, but not 100%
guaranteed.

Anyway, the proposed law does not cover cross-border searches.