3 ms·

Mostly true. The other issue with this is that with a traditional warrant you know that they are gaining access. You might not be happy with it, they may have

Mostly true. The other issue with this is that with a traditional warrant you know that they are gaining access. You might not be happy with it, they may have even busted down the door on the way in, but whatever damage was done was done once. With this they break in (potentially damaging your systems), they take your data (potentially in ways that could leak it to other parties), store it (potentially insecurely), and even though your operations are compromised you have no idea. Who is on the hook when the FBI leaks your SSH keys after they used a 0day to break into your machine and vacuum up everything on the HD? What if those keys are used to issue a software update that crashes every one of your businesses self driving cars all at once?

hga 10y ago
Note also how poorly the government protects so many of its crown jewels of data. Like those OPM security clearance records. And need I mention Mr. Snowden, or Sidney Blumenthal, who didn't hold any sort of clearance, cutting and pasting NSA GAMMA material? If you can't trust the NSA, who can you trust ^_^?
tzs 10y ago
Aren't those issues already present under the current rule, when a magistrate judge in the district in which the target computer resides issues a warrant to remotely break in to that computer? This rule is just dealing with who can issue a warrant, not with what can be done once a warrant is issued.