Keyloggers Now Classified Technology

general_re writes: "The New York Times (free reg required blah blah blah) is reporting that the Department of Justice is still refusing to turn over details of how the keystroke loggers used against Nicky Scarfo worked, claiming that revealing how it works "would render it useless in future investigations" as well as claiming that it is classified information. Nevermind that this also prevents his lawyers from evaluating or attacking the credibility or accuracy of the evidence arrayed against him. One interesting question raised is whether it's always been classified, or if they're retroactively classifying it in order to avoid revealing how they work."

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Was there a keylogger?

[zyklone]

Was there a keylogger to begin with?
Perhaps they just handed over the encrypted data to the NSA who promptly cracked it. Now, how do you use this in court without revealing that it was NSAs monster cracker that did all the work.

You invent a keylogger!

Re:Enlighten me

[bnenning]

You're assuming that what the Constitution says has any relevance toward what the government does, which has not been the case for many decades. The Constitution clearly requires that an accused person be able to confront his accusers, which means that no secret evidence is permitted. It also prevents abridging freedom of speech or punishing people who have not been charged or convicted of a crime, but that didn't stop them from passing the CDA, DMCA, and asset forfeiture. The government no longer recognizes any limit on its power, and the voters have let them get away with it.