"Rule 41 makes a suspect out of anyone using a VPN." Do some tech anons or lawfags have insights and info?

"The changes to Rule 41 give the FBI unprecedented authority to hack into Americans' personal phones, computers, and other devices."

What is the story behind the December 2016 law that allows U.S. agencies to legally hack anyone that uses a VPN, and will it be overturned?

The new provisions were backed by the Justice Department and approved by the Supreme Court. The ammendment to Rule 41 grants authority to practically any judge to issue a search warrant for a government agency to remotely access a computer that is using privacy-protective tools. In other words, the FBI can obtain a warrant to hack any device whose IP address is masked. People who use Tor or a VPN would certainly be implicated. It might also extend to people who deny access to location data for smartphone apps.

"From a law enforcement agent's perspective, yes, we need these kinds of rules, obviously," said Gail-Joon Ahn, director of the Center for Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics.

"Obviously they need some power to access all the evidence in your systems, so that's why they need these kinds of rules."

Isn't this important for all anons' privacy/security from corrupt parts of the government, ISPs, and tech giants?

Was this law part of (((their))) plan for ever increasing surveillance & silencing? Or was this law temporarily necessary as part of the good guys' warplan to drain the swamp?

articles:

https://engadget.com/2016/12/01/rule-41-fbi-doj-hacking-power-expand-search-seizure/

https://cactusvpn.com/privacy/rule-41-puts-america-under-surveillance/

https://eff.org/search/site/rule%2041

https://news.softpedia.com/news/us-law-change-allows-police-to-search-pcs-of-vpn-tor-malware-infected-users-503595.shtml

https://thehackernews.com/2016/11/fbi-rule-41-hacking.html

https://techlicious.com/blog/rule-41-allows-fbi-to-hack-vpn-users-cyber-crime-victims/