We have transitioned into a world where law enforcement is hacking into people’s computers, and we have never had public debate,” –Christopher Soghoian

The FBI has an elite hacker team that creates customized malware to identify or monitor high-value suspects who are adept at covering their tracks online, according to a published report.
The growing sophistication of the spyware—which can report users’ geographic locations and remotely activate a computer’s camera without triggering the light that lets users know it’s recording—is pushing the boundaries of constitutional limits on searches and seizures, The Washington Post reported in an article published Friday.
Read more: http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/12/fbi-surveillance-malware-in-bomb-threat-case-tests-constitional-limits/
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