{"id":8061,"date":"2016-12-02T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/?p=8061"},"modified":"2020-07-22T14:49:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:49:25","slug":"expats-beware-us-now-authority-hack-search-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.escapeartist.com\/blog\/expats-beware-us-now-authority-hack-search-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Expats beware, the US now has the authority to hack and search your computer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Expats beware, the US now has the authority to hack and search your computer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Expats beware, as of December 1, 2016 the US government has the right to hack and search your computers. They\u2019ve always had the ability to search U.S. based email providers and computers located within our borders. A change to Rule 41 extends this \u201cright\u201d to computers located anywhere in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re living and working offshore, your computer is no longer private. The U.S. government and the IRS have has the right to search it, just as if you were using a U.S. based network. Here\u2019s what happened and why you should take action now to maintain your privacy. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rule 41<\/span><\/a> of Criminal Civil Procedure previously allowed a magistrate judge to issue warrants to search any property or place <\/span>within his or her district<\/span><\/i>. Such a warrant can include the right to plant tracking devices and to surreptitiously hack computers and networks to gain access to information without the owner\u2019s knowledge. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what about computers and property outside of the judge\u2019s district? What if a government agency in New York wants to search a computer in California? They had to go to a judge in California for the warrant. <\/span><\/p>\n

What about computers located outside of the United States? Especially those not owned or managed by U,S. corporations? <\/span><\/p>\n