{"id":23910,"date":"2016-09-28T17:26:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T22:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fourthamendment.com\/?p=23910"},"modified":"2016-09-28T17:26:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T22:26:56","slug":"eff-why-the-warrant-to-hack-in-the-playpen-case-was-an-unconstitutional-general-warrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fourthamendment.com\/?p=23910","title":{"rendered":"EFF: Why the Warrant to Hack in the Playpen Case Was an Unconstitutional General Warrant"},"content":{"rendered":"

EFF: Why the Warrant to Hack in the Playpen Case Was an Unconstitutional General Warrant<\/a> by Andrew Crocker:<\/p>\n

Should the government be able to get a warrant to search a potentially unlimited number of computers belonging to unknown people located anywhere in the world? That\u2019s the question posed by the Playpen case, involving the FBI\u2019s use of malware against over a thousand visitors to a site hosting child pornography. The prosecutions resulting from this mass hacking operation are unprecedented in many ways, but the scope of the single warrant that purportedly authorized the FBI\u2019s actions represents perhaps the biggest departure from traditional criminal procedure.
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\nThe Need for Particularity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Warrants are often considered the basic building block of the Fourth Amendment. Whenever the government seeks to engage in a search or seizure, it must first get a warrant, unless a narrow exception applies.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Story of the FBI\u2019s Unprecedented and Illegal Hacking Operation<\/a>
\nSome Fourth Amendment Basics and Law Enforcement Hacking<\/a>
\nPlaypen Story: Rule 41 and Global Hacking Warrants<\/a>
\nThe Playpen Cases: Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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