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FBI Seeks To Legally Hack You If You're Connected To TOR Or a VPN
SonicSpike writes The investigative arm of the Department of Justice is attempting to short-circuit the legal checks of the Fourth Amendment by requesting a change in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. These procedural rules dictate how law enforcement agencies must conduct criminal prosecutions, from investigation to trial. Any deviations from the rules can have serious consequences, including dismissal of a case. The specific rule the FBI is targeting outlines the terms for obtaining a search warrant. It's called Federal Rule 41(b), and the requested change would allow law enforcement to obtain a warrant to search electronic data without providing any specific details as long as the target computer location has been hidden through a technical tool like Tor or a virtual private network. It would also allow nonspecific search warrants where computers have been intentionally damaged (such as through botnets, but also through common malware and viruses) and are in five or more separate federal judicial districts. Furthermore, the provision would allow investigators to seize electronically stored information regardless of whether that information is stored inside or outside the court's jurisdiction.
My computer is not so well shielded against attacks. And you might want to take a good look at that "terror_cells_US.docx" file. Yes, you may have to activate macros, it has a bit of active content.
What? Me hack the FBI? I swear, I never even thought about it. I had this proof of concept for how to infest even well guarded VM-secured analysis centers to the point of taking them offline or making them my bitch on my PC but I have no idea how it got there...
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
The war on nerds was won a long time ago, when we Real People first ostracized you and exiled your stinking ilk from proper society, then when we reinvented the image of the "nerd" and turned it into a clownish figure for the amusement of the masses. You are now exactly where we want you. And since there are precious few "jobs" available to neckbeards, suggesting to turn down an offer from the State would be... Unwise.
Do you know what a corporate VPN is?
I only ask because it does not seem like you know what a VPN is, let alone a corporate VPN.
My blinds are drawn because I definitely have something to hide. And believe me, you want me to keep it hidden!
Now that the FBI is handling my corporate penetration testing for me, how to I contact the NSA to arrange for online backup/restoral and disaster recovery? What better use of federal corporate taxes! ;-)
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