The proposal authorizes “the government to surreptitiously remotely install software on thousands of innocent people’s computers simultaneously” to investigate the botnet or try to disinfect the machines.
“There’s an understandable public health analog going on there.”
“But people have legitimate concerns about the government surreptitiously installing code on their computers without their knowledge or consent.”
via Will Court Move Clear the Way to Mass Government Hacking? – Nextgov.com.
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