Monday, 12 September 2016

Federal Judge: Hacking Someone's Computer Is Definitely a 'Search'

Federal Judge: Hacking Someone's Computer Is Definitely a 'Search'

Courts across the country can't seem to agree on whether the FBI's recent hacking activities ran afoul of the law—and the confusion has led to some fairly alarming theories about law enforcement's ability to remotely compromise computers. In numerous cases spawned from the FBI takeover of a darkweb site that hosted child abuse images, courts have been split on the legality of an FBI campaign that used a single warrant to hack thousands...
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