Le nuove indagini tecnologiche e la tutela dei diritti fondamentali. L'esperienza del captatore informatico

Despite a wide diffusion, only in recent times the attention of the interpreters has been drawn on the spyware, a malware with high intrusive skills, which is installed in a target device and allows to perform a lot of investigation activities. The legislator does not seem to have fully considered the magnitude of these potential uses, having recently disciplined the spyware only as a tool for audio surveillance. Due to the uncovered areas (which relate to some of the most intrusive skills of the spyware), the discipline introduced by the legislator does not appear to be adequate, considering the need of protection of the fundamental rights at stake.

L'articolo affronta la discussa introduzione normativa del c.d. captatore informatico come strumento di ricerca della prova nella veste di intercettazione di comunicazione tra presenti, anche alla luce del potenziale contrasto con la tutela dei diritti umani fondamentali.