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Dartmouth Student Invents A Carnivore Leash

Posted by timothy on from the now-heel-and-fetch dept.

timdorr writes: "Looks like a student at Dartmouth wants to turn Carnivore into a much more resonable tool according to this Wired article. I'd personally feel a lot less invaded if I knew the system was in place and in this form. Hopefully the government takes notice becuase Carnivore still seems like quite a loophole for our government to exploit."

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  1. Re:Encrypt your mail... by u01000101 · · Score: 4, Informative

    most websites only support 128bit encryption for online transaction, which can be broken in a matter of days

    No, AC, you got it wrong: 128bit *symmetric* encryption is very strong - comparable to 1024-1536 bit public-key (or assymetric) encryption.

    If you're feeling like a good read, try "Handbook of Applied Cryptography" - do a google search, it downloadable for free.

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