> > (BTW, there is little discussion of the commercial espionage
   aspects
   > > of Carnivore. I know that Intel must be thrilled at the prospect
   that
   > > a Carnivore box attached to some node that their traffic flows
   > > through will suck up all of _Intel's_ traffic. With luck, it will
   > > convince companies like Intel and Microsoft to much more widely
   > > deploy crypto for communications which might be intercepted by
   > > Carnivores.)
   >
   > Carnivore is a toy compared to other commercial tools already out
   there.
   > Look at the products from MuTek for example, their 'black box'
   technology
   > was done for the CIA.

   Probably true.  Just take a look at the publically advertised info from
   AST and other NSA supplies, and Carnivore really is just a toy.  The
   claim
   that this is just a way to test the legal waters (which NSA is
   generally
   protected from) has a lot of merit.  If this is really the best the FBI
   can
   do, I want my tax dollars back.

   Ern