Warrant | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:53:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Warrant | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 South Korea wants to arrest Samsung executives over bribery allegations https://www.kitguru.net/channel/jon-martindale/south-korea-wants-to-arrest-samsung-executives-over-bribery-allegations/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/jon-martindale/south-korea-wants-to-arrest-samsung-executives-over-bribery-allegations/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:32:31 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=321678 The South Korean special prosecution office is looking to have the vice chairman and the president of Samsung Electronics, arrested so that it can begin a full-scale investigation over bribery and corruption charges. Both have been linked with currently impeached South Korean president, Park Geun-hye and their charges could aid the mounting case against her. The …

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The South Korean special prosecution office is looking to have the vice chairman and the president of Samsung Electronics, arrested so that it can begin a full-scale investigation over bribery and corruption charges. Both have been linked with currently impeached South Korean president, Park Geun-hye and their charges could aid the mounting case against her.

The prosecution office has been trying to bring charges against the Samsung executives, Lee Jae-yong and Park Sang-jin for several months now. Early attempts to secure a warrant for their arrest were unsuccessful, though the office is doggedly pursuing it. While a statement from the prosecution office is set to be made Wednesday, we will need to wait until Thursday to learn whether the Seoul court will grant the warrants as requested.

Lee Jae-yong is the heir-apparent to Samsung and worth an estimated $8 billion. Source: AP / Paul Sakuma

South Korea's current political climate is tumultuous. The current president has been impeached over accusations that she peddled influence and has been temporarily stripped of her powers while the Constitutional Court decides whether to hold up the claims. The Samsung executives are accused of colluding with the President in the scheme, pledging money to companies and organisations she backed, in order to ease the merger of Samsung affiliates (as per Reuters).

With some analysts claiming that proving collusion with Samsung officials is of major import to the case against the President, all eyes will be on courts later this week to see if the arrest warrants for Jay Lee and Park Sang-jin are upheld. If so, the effect on South Korea as a whole could be devastating. It would also be another major blow to Samsung, which has already lost billions in recent months due to the Galaxy Note 7 fall out.

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KitGuru Says: Considering the political fiasco ongoing in the U.S. right now, it's hard not to be jaded enough to think that most people in positions of ultimate power are corrupt to some extent. 

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Google warns against FBI demands for expanded hacking https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/jon-martindale/google-warns-against-fbi-demands-for-expanded-hacking/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/jon-martindale/google-warns-against-fbi-demands-for-expanded-hacking/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2015 13:11:06 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=236564 Currently, government agencies and local police forces in the US, are only able to obtain permission to hack into the computers and other electronic devices of suspects in their region and only then once they have a warrant. However, now the FBI and other organisations want to expand that power to give them the ability …

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Currently, government agencies and local police forces in the US, are only able to obtain permission to hack into the computers and other electronic devices of suspects in their region and only then once they have a warrant. However, now the FBI and other organisations want to expand that power to give them the ability to hack people outside of their geographical region, potentially opening up the rest of the world to sanctioned hacking, despite those people extending beyond that authority's jurisdiction.

The idea behind the law, is ostensibly that it would allow agencies within certain districts to go after people who obscure their location via VPN, Tor network usage or other means. In reality though, it would give agencies like the FBI the ability to hack anyone in the world, with much less oversight into their actions.

One organisation that has stood up to this proposed legislative change is Google, which stated (via The Guardian) that “The nature of today’s technology is such that warrants issued under the proposed amendment will in many cases end up authorizing the government to conduct searches outside the United States.”

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Besides, we know all illegal hackers hang out at train station phone booths

It is far from the only group that made a stand against these plans, with 51 others taking part in the public consultation which ended earlier this week. The list includes lawyers, security experts and civil liberties groups, with almost everyone citing similar concerns as Google. One comment from Timothy Doughty suggesting that it was akin to saying “your front door is locked, therefore, you're under suspicion of being a criminal,” and pointed out that obscuring your location via VPN or Tor did not make someone dangerous.

“You do realize that many of those employees who work from home do so while using a VPN? Please think before creating idiotic laws that will drive the tech companies out of this country,” he said.

Another pointed out that if the FBI began acting out law enforcement overseas without the permission of the nation it is investigating, it could be considered a breach of international law and could threaten the United States' diplomatic relationships around the world.

The Department of Justice has attempted to calm concerns that the law change would be misused, saying that warrants for extended hacking would only be issued if probable cause was that the person being investigated had committed a crime.

KitGuru Says: It seems like this sort of hacking approval is asking for trouble, especially if it extends overseas. The US doesn't need any more black marks on its record as far as over-extending its digital reach goes. 

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Irish government and European parliament member side with Microsoft https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/brendan-morgan/irish-government-and-european-parliament-member-side-with-microsoft/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/brendan-morgan/irish-government-and-european-parliament-member-side-with-microsoft/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:28:58 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=228025 Today, Microsoft is set to gain two more allies in its defense against the United States government, in an ongoing court case regarding a US warrant for customer data that is being stored in servers in Ireland. Both the Irish government and an European MEP, have now filed amicus briefs in support of the stance that Microsoft has taken, joining the …

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Today, Microsoft is set to gain two more allies in its defense against the United States government, in an ongoing court case regarding a US warrant for customer data that is being stored in servers in Ireland. Both the Irish government and an European MEP, have now filed amicus briefs in support of the stance that Microsoft has taken, joining the ranks of many other US tech companies and concerned bodies who have done the same.

In the ongoing case the US government produced a local warrant that requested Microsoft hand over one of its customer's emails. However as these emails were being stored in data centers in Ireland, where most of its EU based servers are located, Microsoft refused to comply with the warrant. We do not know the nationality of the customer in question, but it stands to reason that they are an EU citizen, as most of the data that Microsoft holds for its customers is stored in servers that are geographically nearby.
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The reasoning that Microsoft is trying to use to win this case is that, where the data is located matters. In other words, if your data is being held in Ireland and you are an EU citizen, then the US has no right to request access to that data by serving a warrant to a US company. This is backed up by EU laws as well that prohibit companies from moving customer data outside of the EU, unless there are privacy protections in place.

On the other hand the US government is arguing that when data is uploaded to the cloud it has no physical location and it also ceases to belong exclusively to you as you give the cloud provider rights to move it around its network.

EU MEP Albrecht – who filed one of the briefs – serves as vice-chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. He said the following: “European law in effect forbids the transfer of personal data to third countries (including the United States) unless the recipient has established ‘European-style’ protections to ensure its privacy. For U.S. law to treat data stored in Europe as if it were stored in the United States is a territorial encroachment without justification…”

While there are formal and internationally agreed methods in place for the US to request this data, notably the mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT), for some reason they do not feel that this will work in this case. These exist to facilitate cooperation between national authorities as traditionally a US warrant is useless in the EU, just as an EU warrant is useless in the US.

Even if the US government does win the case, Microsoft is going to be between a rock and a hard place, as the EU will not take kindly to it breaching privacy protection laws and handing over EU data.

KitGuru Says: While Microsoft may be fighting this issue due to it aligning with its business interests, if it loses, it could have serious repercussions for the privacy of any end user data held by any US company, especially big ones like Google, Apple, Amazon; the list goes on. All would have to submit to any warrant issued for any data held anywhere in the world.

Source: digitalconstitution.com

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Microsoft refusing to give US authorities access to emails https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/microsoft-refusing-to-give-us-authorities-access-to-emails/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/microsoft-refusing-to-give-us-authorities-access-to-emails/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:37:38 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=209838 It looks like Microsoft is fighting to keep customer and user information safe as the company is refusing to yield to a warrant granting US authorities access to email accounts, stating that the US has no power over its customers in foreign countries. This fight started off back in April when Microsoft first challenged the warrant …

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It looks like Microsoft is fighting to keep customer and user information safe as the company is refusing to yield to a warrant granting US authorities access to email accounts, stating that the US has no power over its customers in foreign countries.

This fight started off back in April when Microsoft first challenged the warrant in court. At the time, the firm's Deputy General Counsel, David Howard, said: “The US government doesn't have the power to search a home in another country, nor should it have the power to search the content of email stored overseas.”

However, the US judge did not accept the argument at the time.

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Then in June, a Microsoft spokesperson reaffirmed the company's stance on the issue:

“We're continuing to challenge this search warrant in the courts as promised on behalf of our customers who expect and deserve basic privacy rights. The US government can't execute a search warrant in other countries, and we don't believe it has the authority to ask Microsoft to do what it can't.”

On Friday the 29th of August, the court upheld the warrant, trying to force Microsoft in to giving up user data. However, the firm is still insisting that it won't give the authorities access to these emails. Speaking to the Inquirer, a Microsoft representative stated that this case will now make its way to the appeals court: “We will not be turning over the email. Everyone agrees this case can and will proceed to the appeals court. This is simply about finding the appropriate procedure for that to happen.”

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KitGuru Says: It's nice to see a company standing up for its users and protecting data, especially after word got out about the level of government snooping happening in the world. What do you guys think of this?

Source: The Inquirer

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