I thought the US govt actively BOUGHT these types of cracks and hacks and used t...

		random5634 on Dec 28, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stealing private documents through a bug in Google... I thought the US govt actively BOUGHT these types of cracks and hacks and used tools that used them. How do police departments crack open phones? Does this mean they are breaking the law by buying these exploits?