Comment by nilslindemann
13 hours ago
Your intuitution is right. At least in Germany it is not legal if not asked for permission first.
https://www.nilsbecker.de/rechtliche-grauzonen-fuer-ethische...
See also the German Criminal Code, starting with §202a "Data espionage":
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stgb/englisch_st...
Germany isnt a serious country though Decompilng code is illegal there
It is no wonder that there is an anarchist counterculture there. I find anarchism to be really disturbing in general, but in the context of Germany, it might make a lot more sense.