Supreme Court Quietly Approves Rule to Give FBI ‘Sprawling’ Hacking Powers

Supreme Court Quietly Approves Rule to Give FBI ‘Sprawling’ Hacking Powers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday quietly approved a rule change that would allow a federal magistrate judge to issue a search and seizure warrant for any target using anonymity software like Tor to browse the internet.Absent action by U.S. Congress, the rule change (pdf) will go into effect