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Re:FBI seizes riseup.net server by andrewpi on Thursday April 19, 2012 @07:59PM (#3865819)
> The FBI are not police, are not detectives, and are not competent in these matters.

Actually the FBI is a law-enforcement agency with the statutory power to investigate and arrest people for the violation of certain federal laws. I'd consider that police.

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Re:FBI seizes riseup.net server by dstorrs on Thursday April 19, 2012 @09:32PM (#3866109)
Yep. It would also astound me if they didn't have at least some cyber-competent people in their organization.
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