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Re:A Digital Rumor Should Never Lead to a Police Raid by guitarbill on Friday September 23, 2016 @04:41AM (#12563173)
> A search warrant leading to a malware infected machine is acceptable in my eyes.

Search warrant for what? All TCP/IP enabled devices? Or the router? An IP address doesn't even uniquely identify a single device.

(Also given how search warrants are executed in the US and how long they can seize these devices for, I don't know if I'd say it's "acceptable". I'm in favour of setting the bar high to protect the innocent.)

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Re:A Digital Rumor Should Never Lead to a Police Raid by wildmusings on Friday September 23, 2016 @07:24AM (#12563740)
You realize that what you're suggesting would make it impossible to prosecute most computer crime, right?
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