DAILYCALLER (Rebeka Zeljko) - EXCLUSIVE: Trump Could Hire Digital ‘Privateers’ To Combat Cyber Crime Thanks To Mike Lee’s New Bill
‘This is the ultimate in white hat hacking.’
Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee’s latest bill would allow online privateers to hack cybercriminals and foreign adversaries at the president’s direction, the Daily Caller learned. Lee’s legislation, dubbed the Cyber Letters of Marque and Reprisal Act, would authorize the president to direct online privateers to coordinate cyber attacks, seize stolen assets, and disrupt the operations of American adversaries and criminal organizations, according to the bill text obtained exclusively by the Caller. Any seized funds or assets retrieved will be shared between the federal government and the digital privateer responsible for the operation. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Mike Lee Explains How LBJ Broke A Filibuster And What It Means For The SAVE…Open