1) This is only partially accurate - it expands the venues for warrant applications, but it doesn't do it willy-nilly. The government would be allowed to "shop

1) This is only partially accurate - it expands the venues for warrant applications, but it doesn't do it willy-nilly. The government would be allowed to "shop" for judges inside of the set of jurisdictions where illegal activity allegedly took place. Obviously if you're conspiracy-minded you could claim that the government will claim that every hacking attempt includes a target in Nowhere City, Wyoming where a judge that's particularly enthusiastic about remote searches is, but that's something that could actually be challenged at trial. I share your concern about being able to find a "lowest common denominator" judge though, even if it's not across the entire country. 2) This rule doesn't really change the legality of the FBI hacking foreign PCs, something that I don't personally support either. It makes it easier to get warrants that might result in foreign searches, but as you note, just because a warrant is legal in the US doesn't mean that another country will smile and say "Oh, it's fine". This is one of the reasons I don't like "remote searches" in general.