Posted on 01/25/2015 11:15:40 PM PST by LibWhacker
The investigative arm of the Department of Justice is attempting to short-circuit the legal checks of the Fourth Amendment by requesting a change in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. These procedural rules dictate how law enforcement agencies must conduct criminal prosecutions, from investigation to trial. Any deviations from the rules can have serious consequences, including dismissal of a case. The specific rule the FBI is targeting outlines the terms for obtaining a search warrant. It's called Federal Rule 41(b), and the requested change would allow law enforcement to obtain a warrant to search electronic data without providing any specific details as long as the target computer location has been hidden through a technical tool like Tor or a virtual private network. It would also allow nonspecific search warrants where computers have been intentionally damaged (such as through botnets, but also through common malware and viruses) and are in five or more separate federal judicial districts. Furthermore, the provision would allow investigators to seize electronically stored information regardless of whether that information is stored inside or outside the court's jurisdiction.
That would be probable cause and would justify a warrant.
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I can barely remember the USA.
“Everything changed after 9/11.”
Nothing, I repeat “NOTHING CHANGED AFTER 9/11”.
Human nature does not evolve that fasst, and the American citizenry’s committment to the Founding Documents has been in decline for generations.
As the risks are inflicted on America and the West by Islam/Muslims, only destruction of Islam/Muslims will prevent Americans from gradually accepting tyranny in plae of teh freedoms guaranteed by teh Constitution.
It is impossible to prevent Muslim attacks by allowing government into every aspect of your communications and your life. That path leads to tyranny.
ONLY DESTRUCTION OF ISLAM WILL BRING AN END TO THE 1,400 HISTORY OF ISLAMIC ATTACKS!
If they get this, we are going to have to change the acronym to VAPN. Virtual Almost Private Network.
Simply invoking your Constitutional rights will be a suspicious activity worthy of stripping you of your Constitutional rights.
-PJ
Exactly, that was my point.
the thugocracy keeps chuggin along
So, I set up my home system so I can VPN into it, and the Feds want the right to hack my systems?
Comrades! We are home Back in the good ol USSR,
Nope...the real criminals now are the U.S. government. And they should be dealt with by the citizenry.
By ANY means necessary.
I use a VPN daily to guarantee no sensitive data are exposed when I’m logging in from home. It isn’t criminal activity. It does not constitute probable cause. There is no warrant. Butt the hell out.
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The best, VPN is Cryptohippie.
Wonder how well they’d be able to hack us if some of their billion-dollar server farms got sizzled by an EMP?
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