On 09/16/2016 02:37 PM, grarpamp wrote: > https://www.wired.com/2016/09/government-will-soon-able-legally-hack-anyone/ > > The Feds Will Soon Be Able to Legally Hack Almost Anyone > Senator Ron Wyden, Matt Blaze and Susan Landau > > That’s why it’s so concerning that the Justice Department is planning > a vast expansion of government hacking. Under a new set of rules, the > FBI would have the authority to secretly use malware to hack into > thousands or hundreds of thousands of computers that belong to > innocent third parties and even crime victims. The unintended > consequences could be staggering.
This Rule was probably developed soon after Rule 34 was understood by the agencies responsible for surveillance activities. > One possible slippery slope analysis not seen elsewhere... http://www.userfriendly.org/cartoons/archives/00mar/20000307.html :o)