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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.

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