The government&#x27;s ability to do nearly anything by force is an obvious given. This is the reason why constitutional limitations and charters of rights exist in every modern country.<p>For example, it is equally a understood that almost any government could control&#x2F;manipulate any press agency if they wanted to, or break down any door with a SWAT team.<p>The only difference here is that `cyber` did not exist nor is cleanly appliciable to laws wich limits this type of power - laws largely written in the 1800s. Additionally it largely happens in secret, attribution is difficult, and there is a serious knowledge gap from the general public and the type of operations being done.