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We know what you're typing (and so does the FBI)

Code-named "Magic Lantern," the bureau's new project would essentially create a government-sanctioned Internet worm that would self-install encryption-keystroke loggers on chosen computers. Agents would still need to obtain a court order before "infecting" someone, however the U.S. Patriot Act passed in October requires authorization only from a state or U.S. attorney general at first; a judge's order isn't needed until later. One method of distributing the encryption-keystroke loggers involves having a friend or relative of the person under investigation send him or her an infected e-mail. Of course, this could only happen if the suspect's antivirus program didn't first detect the FBI's Trojan horse.

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[identity profile] arkanoid.livejournal.com 2001-12-05 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
Íå èñïîëüçóéòå ïðîäóêòû microsoft è FBI âàì íå ñòðàøíî ;)
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