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License to Hack? DOJ Seeks Expanded Authority to Use Hacking Techniques

By Jonathan B. New on April 2, 2014 Posted in Cybersecurity, Information Security

As part of its increased focus on combating cybercrime, the U.S. Department of Justice is pushing to loosen requirements for obtaining search warrants in order to allow them greater freedom to hack into the computers of criminal suspects. Late last year, DOJ submitted a request to modify Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41, which governs … Continue Reading