Article 41 Article of the United States Penal Code will give the FBI the legal authority it needs to violate any computer, all over the world.
For 41, we heard the first time the US Department of Justice published an updated version of the law.
The change in Article 41 of the federal rules of criminal procedure grants the FBI much greater powers by virtually giving it the right to lawfully violate any computer across the country, and perhaps anywhere in the world, with only one search warrant that can be issued by any court of the United States.
So Google, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Demand Progress, FightForTheFuture, The Onion Router, Private Internet Access, and other VPN providers are joining and trying to block the changes made in 41.
“The US government wants to use a dark διαδικασία, για την τροποποίηση ενός ομοσπονδιακού κανονισμού που είναι γνωστός σαν Άρθρο 41, επεκτείνοντας ουσιαστικά την εξουσία τους για hacking", Reports the EFF.
"The changes to Article 41 will make it easier for them to hack into our computers, take them data us, and conduct remote surveillance.”
In last March, the Judicial Committee approved the proposed change from the Department of Justice, and then the US Supreme Court approved a change of article one month later, allowing law enforcement authorities with a warrant to hacking computers and phones anywhere in the world.
However, changing the Article does not stop here.
“[The article change] could also be extended to people who refuse the access to location data in smartphone apps because they don't want to share their location with ad networks,” the EFF warned in April.
The change of law will come into force by 1 in December of 2016 if it does not stop.
In a letter posted by Google, the EFF, and others are calling on Congress to "consider and discuss" the implications of the law change.
