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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. Yea... by Heem · · Score: 4, Insightful

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

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  2. Security update by SilverspurG · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Instead, the bureau turned to unnamed commercially-available products to conduct Internet surveillance thirteen times in criminal investigations in that period.

    How much does it cost? I'm really sick of paying for this crap.

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