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FBI Wants to Tap The Net

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-own-your-soul dept.

Majik was among the stream sof people submitting this story about the FBI wanting to tap the net. Makes carnivore look like a baby monitor since this tracks all packets, and would be placed at key locations on the net.

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  1. FBI just wants all the good pr0n by kcornia · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know that's what they're after. Hoover left a more lasting legacy than we know...

  2. Whoa, this is getting confusing!!! by ekrout · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whoa, this is getting confusing!!! What happens if an FBI agent uses a Windows machine running some packet-catching/sniffing program to "tap the 'Net"? Wouldn't this be a crime since they'd be using a terrorist-harboring operating system (see last Slashdot article) to search for terrorists? Uggghhh...

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  3. Guess no more CounterStrike for me by Dolly_Llama · · Score: 5, Funny

    After the FBI comes knocking at my door asking me why I always play T.

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