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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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  1. fith post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this is post # 5 in this discussion.

  2. fa by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. somewhat offtopic by isudoru · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    does this happend often? > jpg

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    1. Re:somewhat offtopic by neurotik · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Cowboy Neal must have expanded the Lameness Filter to work on the front page...

      j/k, of course. I'm sure the bugs will be worked out soon.

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      "Damn straight."

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  7. What happened to the comment numbers on the front? by daveman_1 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How can I tell at a glance how many people are interested in a story or not anymore? Seriously, the front page seems weird without the numbers.

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  8. Good morning! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nothing like a pleasant masturbation session in the morning and then off to reading Slashdot!

    1. Re:Good morning! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You are a stoner too, huh?

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      haha

    2. Re:Good morning! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
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    3. Re:Good morning! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Sure you can, I smoke all the time with an asthmatic kid. He's kinda got a weed problem, though. He got a job so he could buy weed, which is all he spends money on. Use an inhaler.

    4. Re:Good morning! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I can't wait to see you getting arrested on some tacky cop show. Damn potheads. You make me sick.

    5. Re:Good morning! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  9. Song in Starburst commercial by blitz_0ne · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What is the name of the song featured in the most recent Starburst commercial? I remember it from the 80's but I dont remember the band or the name of the song.
    What's the name DAMMMIT!

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  10. michael by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You are the worst hypocrite of all the Slashdot editors. Why don't you just piss off?

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    1. Re:IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL LINUX USERS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  13. I got bong water on my monitor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I got bong water on my monitor once.

    It is a frightning tale how it happened, and I will tell it to you.

    I was chillin' in my computer chair, reading the latest news about microsoft's antitrust trial, while smoking a fat bong load out of my 12" double chambered water bong.

    I should explain about my bong. Its old, and it often needs a good solid cleaning. As I had just finished cleaning it, as well as repairing all of the broken parts from last time it was used. I was smoking as a sort of "reward" for all my hard work. Problem was, I got a little excited about things during the rinsing stage, so when I took a hit, I got a bunch of bubbles. I did get a monster hit, the kind where you just instantly feel the need to burst into violent coughing, but you manage to stop yourself and hold it in for a second. Well, this time I had a mouth full of bong water bubbles, they don't taste very good. I burst, and the bong water bubbles in my mouth flew right against my monitor, and I coughed every bit of smoke out of my aching lungs.

    It was worth it, though, I got super baked.

  14. Re:To future NYT link posters... by brunes69 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Why should I have to register on their site??? I can still be subjected to their ads without them knowing my Name, phone number, address, yearly income, and favorite lunchmeat!

  15. Re:To future NYT link posters... by Fred+Ferrigno · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    It occurs to me that as popular as the "archive" links are, it is hard to believe that no one has yet submitted an "archive" link with a story. I would speculate that the Slashdot editors deliberately remove these links as to not anger the NY Times.

  16. First Post! Hey: I did'nt type that!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and this aint my sig either!

  17. Re:To future NYT link posters... by burtonator · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Just replace the "www" in the link with "archive".

    DON'T DO THIS! This is illegal due to the DMCS and would amount to circumvention of a copyprotection system!

  18. Re:To future NYT link posters... by terrymah · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You don't "have" to register for their site, just like you don't "have" to visit their site. They are providing a wonderful service in exchange for (in addition to being subject to their ads) your name, address, phone number or whatever to be used presumably for marketing purposes. It is a service they are providing and they can set the rules as they please.

    Circumventing their registration system basically amounts to stealing. Although it is incredibly simple to do (do you feel like a l33t hax0r?), and everyone knows you would never get caught, it's still wrong and childish.

    Fill out the fucking form. Or, if your privacy is that important to you, buy a subscription to the print paper.

  19. Karma is stupid. by CdotZinger · · Score: 0, Offtopic



    The song is called "Go." The band was called Tones on Tail. The album it's on is called Everything.


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