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Carnivore No More

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the calling-it-quits dept.

wikinerd writes "FBI has retired the controversial Carnivore software, strongly criticized by privacy advocates for its email capturing abilities. However, it is believed that unspecified commercial surveillance tools are employed now. What does that mean for Internet users' privacy?"

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  1. Re:Yea... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If they retired carnivore, it's likely only because now they have something "better".. or "worse" depending on how you look at it.

    Factless FUD always gets moddy goodness. Good job Slashdot. Keep dragging the credibility of the FOS community throught the mud.