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From: Lizzy at FFTF <team@fightforthefuture.org>
Date: 2016-09-28 19:55 GMT+02:00
Subject: Fight the Feds’ mass hacking expansion
Lizzy at FFTF <team@fightforthefuture.org>
Hi,
On December 1, the FBI is scheduled to get new authority to hack into computers located anywhere in the world with just a single warrant issued by any federal magistrate judge.
That’s because the Department of Justice has proposed a change to an obscure rule, “Rule 41,” that governs how criminal investigations are conducted. Previously, federal judges could only authorize hacking of computers located within their areas of jurisdiction. The FBI’s proposal would let them access information on computers located anywhere in the world.[1]
These rules can be changed by the federal court system; no public debate or legislative activity is required. So, unless Congress acts, the FBI will soon have expansive new powers to remotely hack into your computer based on a mass warrant issued by a random federal judge.
We need Congress to take action to stop this. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, which covers these issues. Can you call his office now and urge him to hold a hearing on these changes?
Call his office now:
Dial 202-224-3744
Staffers will be counting how many people call. This is what you can tell them: “I urge the Senator to hold a hearing on the changes to Rule 41 and the government’s authority to hack into people’s computers. This issue is too important to not be reviewed by Congress.”
Don’t feel like calling? Leave your demand for a hearing on his Facebook page instead.
Here’s the backstory. In 2015, the FBI intentionally misled a judge in Virginia in order to get a warrant that would let them hack into computers involved in an investigation. On their warrant application, they said they wanted to be able to search computers located in the Eastern District of Virginia. But they used the warrant to hack into more than 1,300 computers across the country.[2]
When other courts looked at the case, they determined that the FBI acted outside the bounds of their warrant in hacking most of these computers. So the FBI asked the Supreme Court to change the underlying rule, and the Supreme Court agreed.
If the changes are allowed to take effect on December 1, law enforcement will be able to easily obtain warrants to hack into any electronic device located anywhere in the world.
And this wouldn’t only affect people suspected of criminal activity. The rule change would let the FBI get warrants to hack into any computer that conceals its location through technical means, including those belonging to people who use Tor browser or VPNs.
It also targets computers that have been “damaged without authorization,” which means that anyone caught up in a botnet or attacked by malware could be vulnerable to FBI hacks.
We need Congress to step in and stop this massive expansion of surveillance hacking power before millions of people have their rights violated.
Call Senator Grassley of Iowa and demand that he holds a hearing on these changes.
Dial 202-224-3744 and tell his staffers: “I urge the Senator to hold a hearing on the changes to Rule 41 and the government’s authority to hack into people’s computers. This issue is too important to not be reviewed by Congress.”
Can’t call? Leave your demand for a hearing on his Facebook page instead.
Bipartisan legislation has already been introduced in the Senate and the House that would prevent these changes from taking effect, but it won’t be considered unless Senator Grassley holds a hearing.[3]
Thanks for taking action,
-Lizzy
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