# Proposed Dutch law would ease warrants for hacking non-targets

DevFeed: [Proposed Dutch law would ease warrants for hacking non-targets](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-dutch-government-wants-to-automatically-and-administratively-gain-permission-to-target-victims-of-hackers-36372.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/dutch-intel-law-about-intel/>)

Published: 2023-06-07T18:10:43Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Hacking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hacking.md>)

Tags: [civil-rights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/civil-rights.md>), [intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intelligence.md>), [politics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/politics.md>)

## AI overview

An opinion article examines a proposed addition to the Dutch intelligence and security services act. It argues that the proposal would automatically extend hacking warrants to non-targets and make the criteria for targeting them less strict than for actual targets.

## Source excerpt

This is a mirror of the original about:intel post, since the about:intel server is sadly sometimes overloaded. Also do read the opposing view from Jan-Jaap Oerlemans and the reflection by Lotte Houwing The Dutch government is proposing adding a lex specialis to its existing intelligence and security services act. This addition significantly changes the scope of many powers and also extends who they can be applied to. A draft of an English summary of this proposed law can be found here.