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To keep Tor hack source code secret, DOJ dismisses child porn case
From: "Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 04:38:51 +0000
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: José María Mateos <chema () rinzewind org> Date: Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 7:44 PM Subject: To keep Tor hack source code secret, DOJ dismisses child porn case To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/doj-drops-case-against-child-porn-suspect-rather-than-disclose-fbi-hack/ ----- Rather than share the now-classified technological means that investigators used to locate a child porn suspect, federal prosecutors in Washington state have dropped all charges against a man accused of accessing Playpen, a notorious and now-shuttered website. The case, United States v. Jay Michaud, is one of nearly 200 cases nationwide that have raised new questions about the appropriate limitations on the government’s ability to hack criminal suspects. Michaud marks just the second time that prosecutors have asked that case be dismissed. "The government must now choose between disclosure of classified information and dismissal of its indictment," Annette Hayes, a federal prosecutor, wrote in a court filing on Friday. "Disclosure is not currently an option. Dismissal without prejudice leaves open the possibility that the government could bring new charges should there come a time within the statute of limitations when and the government be in a position to provide the requested discovery." ----- ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/18849915-ae8fa580 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=18849915&id_secret=18849915-aa268125 Unsubscribe Now: https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?member_id=18849915&id_secret=18849915-32545cb4&post_id=20170305233911:D48A02B0-0226-11E7-B785-EBEEACD93CA2 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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