This weeks investigations into potential school shootings here in Germany have revealed the degree.... - je 20.11.2007 11

This week's investigations into potential school shootings here in Germany have revealed the degree to which the Internet has become a forum for communication of ALL kinds, including criminal. It was on Internet sites and in chat rooms that police found indications that students might be planning attacks. How far should investigators go in policing the web? When does oversight amount to infringement of privacy rights? Those are questions that have been occupying the public and law enforcement agencies here in Germany.