Dec. 14, 2016
Expanded government hacking powers need accompanying safeguards
Changes to Rule 41 of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure went into effect on Dec. 1, making it easier than ever for law enforcement to obtain warrants to hack into digital devices but without answering a few fundamental questions.
Jamie Lee Williams
Staff Attorney
Electronic Frontier Foundation
When should the government engage in "remote searches" of computers - i.e., government "hacking" to seize, infiltrate and/or search digital devices - and when should it use less invasive investigative methods? Changes to Rule 41 of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure went into effect on Dec. 1, making it easier than ever for law enforcement to obtain warrants to hack into digital devices but without answering fundamental question...
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