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Most law enforcement typically use a handful of commercial agencies (like Parabon NanoLabs, etc) for these kind of searches, it seems highly unlikely that any o
by ig1 6y ago
Most law enforcement typically use a handful of commercial agencies (like Parabon NanoLabs, etc) for these kind of searches, it seems highly unlikely that any of them would risk using illegally obtained data because it would put their entire business at risk.
(obviously if your threat model includes intelligence agencies, etc. then your calculus might be different)
- jacquesm 6y agoAnd of course law enforcement has never before used illegally obtained evidence to construct a new trail that was plausible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction
- ig1 6y agoIt's not about law enforcement using the data, it's about the viability of running a business that provides illegal hacking services for law enforcement.
- JetSpiegel 6y agoWorks for Hacking Team and NSO.
- monadic2 6y agoHonestly all I see is upside for the business.