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The Federal Government seeks to change the rules to obtain warrants automatically against anyone using VPN or Tor -- because these are means of hiding the locat
by mkempe 12y ago
The Federal Government seeks to change the rules to obtain warrants automatically against anyone using VPN or Tor -- because these are means of hiding the location of a computer.
See page 338 of the linked PDF.
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- DamnYuppie 12y agoBroad sweeping authority to circumvent standard process designed to protect the rights of an individual is never a great idea.
- EpicEng 12y agoSo, let me guess; you only read the HN title. The substance of the post proclaims nothing of the sort
- DamnYuppie 12y agoMy response was to a comment, which is apparently now deleted, and not to the article itself.
- 16bytes 12y agoIf the current law says that you need to be in the targets jurisdiction to obtain a warrant, and you can't find the target's location because they are obscuring it via a VPN or Tor, doesn't it make sense that the government should be able to get a warrant in the jurisdiction where the crime was committed? Can you link to the part that is changes to "broad sweeping authority"?
- sarciszewski 12y agoYou're right. I was responding to the title. Sorry I wasn't specific on that. Can anyone explain if the changes do what the headline suggests?