“Some Hackers have figured out there is no quick and easy way for a company that receives one of these EDRs (emergency data request) to know whether it is legitimate,” he said.

“The hackers will send a fake emergency data request along with an attestation that innocent people will likely suffer greatly or die unless the requested data is provided immediately.”

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    LOL, so dumb. Any requests from “law enforcement” should be completely ignored until there is a proper court hearing and warrants are issued.

    “Law enforcement” is not above the law.

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      11 months ago

      That’s in the US, and at this point only on paper. There are plenty of countries where a simple request is enforceable.

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        11 months ago

        And those are called communist hellholes.