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[ F]irst, in setting aside the traditional limits under Rule 41, the proposed amendment would likely end up being used by U.S. authorities to directly search computers and devices around the world. ....
The U.S. has many diplomatic arrangements in place with other countries to cooperate in investigations that cross national borders, including Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs). ...
The significant foreign relations issues associated with the proposed change to Rule 41 should be addressed by Congress and the President, not the Advisory Committee.
Second, the proposed change threatens to undermine the privacy rights and computer security of Internet users. ...
It carries with it the specter of government hacking without any Congressional debate or democratic policymaking process.
Likewise, the change seemingly means that the limit on warrants is excused in any instance where a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is set up. Banks, online retailers, communications providers and other businesses around the world commonly use VPNs to help keep their networks and users? information secure. A VPN can obscure the actual location of a network, however, and thus could be subject to a remote search warrant where it would not have been otherwise ...
Google Public Policy Blog: A Small Rule Change That Could Give the U.S. Government Sweeping New Warrant Power
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docume...2014-0004-0029
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Well, good fucking luck getting into our corporate VPN ... The real problem is the use of VPNs and Botnets to hide computer crimes like phishing and other computer fraud -- like credit card fraud.
For the OP -- Read the article again. The NSA is not mentioned the DoJ is. The United States Department of Justice is the investigation and prosecution federal authority -- FBI and US Attorney's Office.