@emptywheel's analysis of FBI's likely procedure and motivations re: Marcus Hutchins is by far the best I've read: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/yww85w/malwaretech-marcus-hutchins-wannacry-kronos-legal-explainer …
2) is implied in what i laid out (note my reference to assessments being used to ID worthwhile informants).
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But on 1), I don't think this will be that easy. I think they were banking on him not getting bail, having crummy lawyers.
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I think that's why they changed their mind about whether this will be a complex case or not.
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Fact that FBI can use FISA information to shop for informants is really not widely understood--one of biggest privacy violations of it.
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FISA + sentencing guidelines = a potent recruitment tool of technical talent. Or any skills/experience FBI or IC needs.
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Suspect in this case it's: 1) Location in networks of interest 2) Alarm that someone holding back tied of WannaCry is in those networks
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