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Re:The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet by spondylosaurus on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @08:05PM (#36065569)
? I'm not entirely sure what you mean.

What I was trying to convey was that the FBI could have exerted some kind of pressure to get Google to run the anti-booter ads of their own volition instead of the FBI (presumably) buying the ads like anyone else would buy ads. I have no idea what that kind of pressure would entail cuz I don't work for the feds and couldn't say what their "do this or else" strategies are like, lol.

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Re:The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet by not2b on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @08:14PM (#36065635)
It doesn't cost that much compared to their budget, so it's easier to pay for ads than get into a fight with Google lawyers.
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Re:The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @08:47PM (#36065879)
What do you mean by pressure?

I think that you are making an assumption about how the FBI operates.

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Re:The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet by spondylosaurus on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @09:06PM (#36065981)
Right, I am assuming, because I'm not particularly familiar with the workings of the FBI lol.

Surely it's obvious that by "pressure" I'm referring to the threat of some sort of nebulous legal-y action if Google didn't comply with [xyz request]. Is that not how law enforcement functions? (I'd be shocked if they were asking very nicely and offering to take Google out to dinner.)

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Re:The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet by acheron on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @10:34PM (#36066473)
The point is that the real world is not a thriller movie. No, the FBI doesn't do that.
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Re:The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet by spondylosaurus on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @10:41PM (#36066507)
What exactly do they do, then?
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Re:The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet by matthewterhune on Thursday May 25, 2023 @02:53AM (#36067792)
Of course they do, though not to a big company like Google for something trivial like this when they could pay a bit of money. Threats aren't cost free.
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Re:The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet by thatguy0900 on Thursday May 25, 2023 @12:59PM (#36073167)
Correct, the fbi never breaks the law or does anything not strictly above board.
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