Because 'Murica fucking sucks, here comes another new law to take away those "freedoms" 'Murica claims to love so much.
http://rt.com/usa/245949-executive-order-cyber-sanctions/
http://rt.com/usa/245949-executive-order-cyber-sanctions/
Specifically, the order says an individual can be sanctioned if the government believes them to be involved in a cyberattack that harms, compromises or disrupts a computer network integral to critical US infrastructure.
I'm surprised that nobody is talking about this. Of course, the damn media will keep quiet on this.
Because the people who are writing about it are getting it partially wrong. They still need a federal warrant. And to get that they must show enough proof to be able to say your a suspect.
Generally speaking, sanctions are a still major deal. All your US and international bank accounts (the ones they can find) are frozen.
They can have you locked away from the general public without a phone call for months...not hours or days but months. It can even become years if they find enough evidence against you. It's like they make you disappear without a trace, only worse. Of course this is the worst case scenario. Don't be an idiot and intend to harm and/or steal money from other parties and your safe.