Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have opted to drop charges against a child pornography suspect rather than reveal the hacking technique used to ensnare him. The FBI obtained a warrant that allowed the agency to exploit a software vulnerability to obtain the real IP addresses of people browsing to Playpen, a now-shuttered child pornography website. The dismissal of Jay Michaud’s case has rankled some observers, who question why child safety appears to be taking a back seat to the government’s hacking arsenal.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/feds-drop-child-pornography-case-to-protect-exploit-code-a-9752