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Federal Judge: Keystroke Logging Isn't Wiretapping
TospenJ writes "A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed wiretapping charges against a California man who used a hardware keystroke logger to spy on his employer, SecurityFocus is reporting. The court ruled that the device doesn't violate the federal Wiretap Act because it only intercepted signals off a keyboard cable, not an interstate network. The government is asking for reconsideration. Ironically, the judge relied in part on the Scarfo precedent, which allowed the FBI to use such a keylogger without a wiretap warrant."
Hmmm.
Isn't that ironic?
Now that there's precident, I can start spying on John Ashcroft!
Payback Be-och!
What good is a cake if you can't eat it too?
/sarcasm
The police can spy on you regardless of the perceived cause.
Noone else is allowed to do the same.
Support freedoms, be anonymous.
svchost.exe lsass.exe services.exe winlogon.exe I have confirmed these all to be dangerous keylogging processers. Terminate them at will!
How ironic that the pluralization troll would correct contractions!
Erhm. How is rain on your wedding day ironic?
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
Ironically, the government is prosecuting a case to protect a citizen's privacy!
With keystroke logging, they can even snoop on what you post to slashdot!
I just knew the irony nazi's would pick up on that.
You mean "nazis".
STOP MISUSING APOSTROPHES, YOU MORONS!!!
You forgot to post as an AC.
Kinda Zen, that.
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