EarthLink rejects FBI\'s request to install Carnivore

amp amp at pobox.com
Wed Sep 19 14:38:36 PDT 2001


I must say that I'm a bit suprised by this. It's hard to believe that any 
company in the U.S. would actually stand on principles. Kudos to Earthlink in 
this case.



On Wednesday 19 September 2001 04:45 am, mean-green at hushmail.com wrote:
> EarthLink rejects FBI's request to install Carnivore
>
> ATLANTA -- Less than 24 hours after last week's terrorist attacks on New
> York and Washington, FBI agents visited executives in EarthLink's Atlanta
> headquarters. The agents, subpoenas in hand, wanted EarthLink personnel to
> install the FBI's controversial tracking software -- called Carnivore -- on
> the networks the company uses to connect customers to the Internet. The
> agents were looking for electronic clues, trying to retrace suspected
> terrorists' steps in cyberspace.
>
> http://www0.mercurycenter.com/premium/business/docs/earthlink19.htm

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