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FBI Carnivore Screwup Destroys E-Mail Evidence

Posted by timothy on from the now-how-much-will-you-pay dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "The FBI apparently used Carivore in an attempt to collect information on Osama bin Laden't network. Unfortunately they screwed up and collected information on "non-covered targets" (*ahem*, isn't this the sort of thing we weren't supposed to worry about...). Then the FBI tech was "so upset" that he destroyed ALL of the collected email, not only the information that was not covered by the warrant. Here is the SF Gate Story and EPIC's press release."

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  1. Not Destroyed? by Myriad · · Score: 5, Funny
    A Justice Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Tuesday night that the e-mails were not destroyed.

    FBI Agent 1: We have a problem... Carnivore was doing its thing, but we got caught grabbing stuff we shouldn't!

    FBI Agent 2: Hmmm. I know! We claim that some lowly tech in a spat of moral outrage deletes ALL the material as he is so offended that it captured the, uhh, "non-target" mail, but we actually keep all the files and use them as we see fit.

    FBI Agent 1: Perfect!

    FBI Agent 2: (Takes long drag off cigarette)

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  2. Maybe they should rename it by Virtex · · Score: 5, Funny

    So Carnivore ate its own data? Maybe they should give it a new name. I think Cannibal would work pretty well.

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  3. Re:Yeah... by Ieshan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unfortunately, he must of have forgot the Laden:

    rm -rf /bin/laden

    We all know he just typed:

    rm -rf /bin.