http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23057.html "Eric Chien, chief researcher at Symantec's antivirus research lab, said that provided a hypothetical keystroke logging tool was used only by the FBI, then Symantec would avoid updating its antivirus tools to detect such a Trojan. The security firm is yet to hear back from the FBI on its enquiries about Magic Lantern but it already has a policy on the matter." Looks like a trend... -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah, no shit. Think how much trouble they'd be in if they turned around and said this: "Pshaw, we ain't gonna support the Feds trying to catch rag head terrorists, drug dealers, kiddy porners, and other bad guys. Yeah, our virus detector will stop them Feebs from doing their job..." uh huh.... If there is interest in getting a detector for this magic lantern shit, it's a very easy thing to do. You set up an account with one of the ISP's that you know has bent over using an Arab sounding name, install a shitty OS like Windows, and start posting PGP encrypted messages with hotmail accounts with other Arab sounding names... ----------------------Kaos-Keraunos-Kybernetos--------------------------- + ^ + :Surveillance cameras|Passwords are like underwear. You don't /|\ \|/ :aren't security. A |share them, you don't hang them on your/\|/\ <--*-->:camera won't stop a |monitor, or under your keyboard, you \/|\/ /|\ :masked killer, but |don't email them, or put them on a web \|/ + v + :will violate privacy|site, and you must change them very often. --------_sunder_@_sunder_._net_------- http://www.sunder.net ------------ On Tue, 27 Nov 2001 measl@mfn.org wrote:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23057.html
Looks like a trend...
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