Supreme court grants FBI massive expansion of powers to hack computers

Intelligence committee senator said he plans to introduce bill to block expansion to 'rule 41' on warrants for suspects who hide their location, set for December

• FBI demands new powers to hack into computers and carry out surveillance

The US Congress has seven months to block a potentially massive expansion of the government's ability to hack into suspects' computers.

At the FBI's request this week, the supreme court ruled that federal judges should be able to issue hacking warrants to federal law enforcement for anywhere in the US if the suspect has tried to hide their location, as criminal suspects are wont to do.