Interception of data

The unauthorized interception of data is an offense according to § 202b of the German Criminal Code ( StGB ) , which is punishable by imprisonment of up to two years or a fine .

Offense

Data are protected in accordance with ( § 202a Paragraph 2) and the confidentiality interest of the person authorized to dispose of them. In addition, the non-public transmission of data is protected. The decisive factor is the type of transmission process.

The act will be prosecuted on request in accordance with Section 205 of the Criminal Code , unless the prosecuting authority considers ex officio intervention to be necessary due to the special public interest in prosecuting. The data interception act came into effect on August 11, 2007.

See also

• Computer crime
• Prepare for data spying and interception
• Data stealing
• Data change according to § 303a StGB

literature

• Christian Jäger : Examination revision course criminal law, special part , p. 351 ff., 2015, CF Müller, ISBN 978-3-8114-9409-1
• Marco Gercke, Phillip W. Brunst: Praxishandbuch Internetstrafrecht , p. 71 ff., Stuttgart, Kohlhammer 2009, ISBN 978-3-17-019138-9

Web links

• University of Münster: Research Center for Law in the DFN - Statement on the government draft of a Criminal Law Amendment Act to combat computer crime of September 20, 2006, p. 4 ff. (PDF)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marco Gercke, Phillip W. Brunst: Praxishandbuch Internetstrafrecht , p. 71

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