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Old 02-01-2012, 02:19 AM  
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FBI may have used SPYWARE to nab Megaupload

According to CNET, the FBI may have used government issued spyware on Kim Dotcom and crew's computers. Also, other governments use similar tactics. See quote below.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57...earch-warrant/
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It's not only the FBI that uses spyware to intercept communications. Last fall, the Chaos Computer Club discovered that German police were using spyware that could activate the suspect's microphone and webcam.
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