However, unlike Echelon, they're probably monitoring only conversations in public spaces, like an extended higher-priced version of Google/DejaNews. There's nothing there you wouldn't be able to find on Blacknet :-) John Doe
On Sun, Jul 22, 2001 at 05:15:53PM -0400, Faustine wrote:
Did you know that NetCurrents, which bills itself as "the Internet's Premiere Intelligence Agency", conducts real-time monitoring of message boards, chatrooms, and IRC channels, logging and producing reports on all occurences of particluar keywords for their clients?
Echelon for the private sector, pure and simple.
On 07/22/2001 - 17:52, Declan McCullagh wrote:
And what we would expect the market to do. If you don't like it, use a nym.
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