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Web Entrapment
2008-03-27 14:46:52 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 

Frightening sting operation by the FBI. They posted links to supposed child porn videos on boards frequented by those types, and obtained search warrants based on access attempts.

This seems like incredibly flimsy evidence. Someone could post the link as an embedded image, or send out e-mail with the link embedded, and completely mess with the FBI's data -- and the poor innocents' lives. Such are the problems when the mere clicking on a link is justification for a warrant.

See also this Slashdot thread and this article.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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