DailyDot:
   "An effort to block expansion of government hacking powers failed on
   Wednesday, ushering in a new era of uncertainty for digital privacy.
   Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) attempted to block
   changes to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, approved
   by the Supreme Court in April, that will allow judges to issue search
   warrants that give the FBI authority to remotely access devices in any
   jurisdiction, or even outside the United States. Ordinarily, magistrate
   judges may only issue warrants for cases within their jurisdiction.
   The changes allow investigators to access devices whose locations are
   “concealed through technological means”—such as the Tor anonymity
   network or virtual private networks (VPNs)—or devices that are used in
   botnets.
   The DOJ argues that it needs these powers to investigate modern
   internet criminals, like pedophiles who conceal their identities to
   trade in sexualized images of children or discuss their abuse, and
   hackers' botnets that have become powerful cyberweapons.
   In short, the rule changes free federal investigators from geography to
   match the global nature of the internet itself..."
   More, and links:
   [1]https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/rule-41-fbi-hacking-powers-expansion
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References

   1. https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/rule-41-fbi-hacking-powers-expansion/