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Secret Trade Agreement Lets Authorities Destroy 'Hacked' Devices
- Motherboard, Monday, October 12, 2015 4:42 PM
The final draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which was leaked late last week by Wikileaks, would allow authorities to seize and destroy any devices that have tinkered with in a way that circumvents digital locks. "This means that if you use your laptop to rip a DVD movie, your computer could be seized or even destroyed by authorities," Vice's Motherboard reports.
