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Carta de la FSF:* "Hacking" is often misused to identify those who break
computer security - we call them crackers.*
In 2014, the Judicial Conference of the United States, which frames
policy guidelines for courts in the US, proposed changes to Rule 41 of
the FRCrmP that gives federal magistrate judges the authority to issue
warrants for cracking and surveillance in cases where the targeted
computer's location is unknown. That means law enforcement could
request warrants allowing mass cracking of thousands of computers at
once. The Supreme Court, which oversees the Rules, submitted the
changes to the US Congress in April. This is an unprecedented, broad
government cracking authorization, and it is dangerous to the privacy
and security of all Internet users.
The FSF opposes these changes and — in spite of its misleading use of
the word "hacking" — supports the Stopping Mass Hacking Act (S. 2952,
H.R. 5321), bipartisan legislation that would block the changes. The
two bills are currently under review by the Judiciary Committees of
the US Senate and House. Take action: Free software activists around
the world can tell the US Congress to pass the Stopping Mass Hacking
Act by using the EFF's No Global Warrants tool or by
looking up your representatives if you're in the US. Not in the
US? Raise your concerns with your government representative.
The changes to Rule 41 must not be allowed to go in to effect. They
have the potential to touch every Internet user, allowing federal
judges to authorize warrants that:
aren't limited by location, so law enforcement could crack any
computer in the world if they wish;
implicate any computer whose location is "concealed through
technological means," like using Tor or a VPN;
target computers that have been "damaged without authorization,"
including those infected with a virus or other damaging code;
and infiltrate computers that may be part of a botnet, further
victimizing computer users whose computers have already been
accessed with malicious intent.
Much like in our fight against bulk surveillance by government
programs, including PRISM, we urge you to resist mass cracking by
US law enforcement authorities, who should not sacrifice the privacy
of all Internet users in an attempt to catch criminals.
This is a free software issue: the FSF aims to defend the rights of
all software users, in part by promoting and supporting free
software-licensed privacy tools like GnuPG for email encryption
and decentralized Web applications that emphasize user control
and privacy. The changes to Rule 41 target Internet users who take
steps to protect their online privacy — this could discourage use of
privacy tools, and even weaken their effectiveness by exploiting
vulnerabilities in such tools rather than helping to fix them. Also,
these new powers could be used to target people doing things we defend
as moral even though they are currently illegal, such as sharing
anti-circumvention technology to break Digital Restrictions Management
schemes.
Stop the Rule 41 changes from threatening Internet users: contact US
Congress, use privacy and decentralization tools, and subscribe to
the Free Software Supporter for updates on this and other free
software issues. You can also read EFF's letter to Congress,
endorsed by a coalition of concerned digital rights organizations and
tech companies, as well as the Center for Democracy & Technology's
written statement on the issue.
Sent from the Free Software Foundation,
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