Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Carnivore Comes Up Hungry

Posted by Hemos on from the it-should-be-a-herbivore dept.

voodoogumbo writes "A USA TODAY article says universities are declining to review the FBI's controversial Carnivore email sniffer. Academics are concerned that the Justice Department is looking for little more than "rubber stamp" approval of the system. The sordid details are on their site."

1 of 131 comments (clear)

  1. Rubber Stamp... by DustyHodges · · Score: 5

    If they really feel that this software is nothing to be worried about, why don't they put it up as an 'Ask Slashdot'?

    Janet Reno asks:"I have the source code to a piece of software that my employer is a bit worried about. Do you think that this is a violation of anyone's rights?" So, what do you think crowd? Go ahead and check it out, and feel free to let us know what you think...

    ((Source Code Follows, then followed by 12 first posts, 18 Dickinson Poems, 23 Penis Birds, 4 rants on MDMA, and 1 comment about how the FBI sucks, moderated up to +5 Insightful.))