US Judges to Allow Hacking Computers Worldwide?

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BELGRADE - Amendments to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure are set to go into effect on December 1, which will legalize the ability of the US government to hack into computers in any jurisdiction, even in foreign nations.

Congress has until that date to challenge the amendment, and now a group of 23 senators and representatives have sent a letter to US Attorney General Loretta Lynch expressing concerns over the potential privacy violations this amendment would allow.

"We are concerned about the full scope of the new authority that would be provided to the Department of Justice," the bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote. "We believe that Congress—and the American public—must better understand the department's need for the proposed amendments, how the department intends to use its proposed new powers, and the potential consequences to our...