A German court handed down a chilling verdict in a recent case involving a security researcher who analyzed software on behalf of a client and found Modern Solution GmbH & Co.'s retail customer passwords stored in plain text. The court ruled that the programmer’s actions constituted unauthorized access to external computer systems and spying on data, and issued a €3,000 ($3,265) fine.Modern Solution offers services in the e-commerce sector, connecting 700,000 customers’ merchandise management sy...