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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:What about encryption? by ThisNukes4u · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not if they don't know what key was used... A better way would be to encrypt the actual e-mail itself instead of relying on the way it is transmitted to keep your content secure. You can never trust the messenger.

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  2. Carnivore has offshoots by itpr15061 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Carnivore relied heavily on a product called SilentRunner. SilentRunner was purchased by Computer Associates and given a new name, Network Forensics.

    http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Product.asp?ID=4856

    It has the ability to decode email on the fly. I have the product and while it does have some "wow" factor, the usability and stability is atrocious. Another fine cobbled together product from CA.