One month and the FBI can do hacking everywhere in the world

In a month, a dark procedural tweak will come into effect allowing the FBI to do hacking on any computer in the world using a single warrant.

Η adopted by the Supreme Court, is Article 41 or Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Right now, if law enforcement wants to hack into a computer, they have to get a warrant that applies to the jurisdiction of the court where the computer is located. With the change in regulation, they could hack into any computer in the US or the world.fbi

As a bonus, the change will allow law enforcement to freely access and hack into computers that already are , without the need for a warrant. So, for example, if you are infected with a virus, law enforcement will be able to view all your you.

It is important to note that this change, while theoretically does not give the FBI any extra responsibilities, makes it easier for agents to watch and chase suspects who are behind a VPN or an anonymous network like Tor.

For example, it will allow researchers with a warrant and not one for each country, or any US state involved, to invade systems all over the world and will allow them without the need for a warrant to search on computers that are infected with malicious software .

Congress has not yet discussed this change and the new regulations will take effect on December 1, if lawmakers pass a law that prohibits this. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have already reacted to the call for a mass hacking law, but there are only two.

Internet groups are already fighting against change, and they have asked General Prosecutor Loretta Lynch to make a statement on the subject.

Unfortunately in the US it's the height of the presidential election, and there's a chance it won't be debated by Congress before the deadline. There is still a possibility that after the a bill could be passed, by the new administration.

So the FBI and other law enforcement authorities will be able to carry out hacking at will anywhere in the world based on a single judicial warrant.

But you should not worry because you are not doing something illegal, right?angel

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