The police are authorized, under strict conditions, to covertly and remotely search equipment used by a suspect, such as a laptop or smartphone. This power is also known as the "hacking power." The implementation of the hacking power by the police is centrally vested in a special hacking team. The Justice and Security Inspectorate assumes that, from the end of 2025, the police will be better able to monitor for themselves the quality of the deployment of the hacking power, including whether the deployment follows all legal rules.
