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Federal Court: 4th Amendment Does Not Protect Home ComputersQuicklink Submitted By Meryl Ann Butler 1 comment
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In a dangerously flawed decision unsealed today, a federal district court in Virginia ruled that a criminal defendant has no “reasonable expectation of privacy” in his personal computer, located inside his home. According to the court, the federal government does not need a warrant to hack into an individual's computer.
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