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The FBI Hacked Over 8,000 Computers in 120 Countries Based on One Warrant

by cruisestacy on 11/23/16, 1:14 AM with 12 comments

  • by TruffleMuffin on 11/23/16, 8:06 AM

    It seems to me that this sort of thing is going to set a dangerous precedent. Allowing local authorities to breach their own jurisdictions and national boarders to attempt to locate and arrest suspected criminals based on local laws.

    How long will it be before extraditions will start being requested between countries based on breaches of laws those individuals are not subject to?

    In this case, it was child pornography but clearly the changes to how these warrants are granted are not going to be explicit to that crime.

  • by JoeAltmaier on 11/23/16, 1:57 PM

    I'm startled to see warrants required for unintended computer access - 'hacking' as this article calls it. Somebody can put a virus on my machine without repercussions. But FBI can't.

    Since when did computer contents become protected? Does this mean my blog is protected by 'freedom of the press' in the US?

  • by tdb7893 on 11/23/16, 4:58 AM

    They made a child porn site serve viruses. It seems to be the only way to get real ip addresses for the people visiting. Idk what they are supposed to do in this situation especially since getting a warrant for every person would be very impractical