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on October 30, 2014 in World News

FBI demands new powers to hack into computers and carry out surveillance

FBI demands new powers to hack into computers and carry out surveillance Agency requests rule change but civil liberties groups say ‘extremely invasive’ technique amounts to unconstitutional power grab The FBI is attempting to persuade an obscure regulatory body in Washington to change its rules of engagement in order to seize significant new powers to hack into and carry out surveillance of computers throughout the US and around the world. Civil liberties groups warn that the proposed rule change amounts to a power grab by the agency that would ride roughshod over strict limits to searches and seizures laid out… View Article

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