I have the same questions. Note that I am willing to accept there's good explanations, that there's some law I've missed that explicitly gives them power to do this. It's just that if there isn't, then the FBI's actions are egregious and worthy of outrage.
https://twitter.com/granick/status/1382433744062058503
I deal with sides: law enforcement on one said and cyber anarchists on the other. Law enforcement hates anarchists and see themselves as inherently better, because they believe in following the law.
Except, as it appears here, they didn't. They simply ignored the law, pretending that a search warrant gives them the power to delete files from people's computers. They feel justified in this obvious misreading of the law because their cause is just.
The "rule of law" means that if it's a good idea for the FBI to hack computers, then Congress will come up with a law authorizing this.
Otherwise, it's just anarchist arbitrary abuse of power, willfully misusing authority because you think your cause is just.
Otherwise, it's just anarchist arbitrary abuse of power, willfully misusing authority because you think your cause is just.
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