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The police are considering whether to introduce an investigation technique that hacks into the mobile phone of a criminal suspect and looks into it in real time.

It is necessary to respond to crimes taking place in the online space like the nth room incident, but there are also concerns about infringement of basic rights. 



Reporter Lee Seong-hoon covered the story. 



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is a request for a recent research service proposal from the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency. 



This is a study on the legality and introduction of the so-called 'online search' in real time by hacking the suspect's cell phone or computer. 



In January of this year, a research service report from the National Human Rights Commission of Korea came out that in order to eradicate digital sex crimes against children and adolescents, an online search should be considered following the introduction of identity-disguised investigations. 



As crimes such as the 'Nth Room Incident' take place in real-time in cyberspace, the police judge that there is a limit to a post-mortem investigation that is one beat late. 



When legal hacking becomes possible, the police can secretly install a surveillance program on the suspect's cell phone and collect evidence of the crime. 



However, there are also great concerns about excessive collection of personal information and violation of basic rights. 



[Lim Jong-in / Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Information Security, Korea University: There are concerns about human rights, so if the requirements for issuing a warrant are greatly strengthened and thoroughly verified through an independent and professional committee after the execution...

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Germany legalized online searches in 2017 after fierce discussions, but stricter requirements to ensure that warrants are not issued except in unavoidable circumstances. 



Target crimes were also limited to the crimes of distributing, acquiring, and possessing child sexual exploitation, rebellion, and organizing terrorist groups under the Criminal Act, and the collected information was made available to investigative agencies after the court reviews its legality. 



(Video coverage: Cho Chang-hyeon, video editing: Kim Kyung-yeon)