What Is The Extent Of Carnivore Work?

[boss]

I am aware of someone who is being prosecuted federally... and you wouldn't believe the SHIT they have on him... ranging from his home, to computer labs at local universities...

C-ditty

ok his home i can understand, but from other computer locations???? what if he has a friend check his e-mail all over the country, how could they say it was him at all locations doing it? a friend of mine has my passphrase to log in if that person wants too.

 

[nice6pac]

they can say whatever you want and if they can persuade somone to beleive it than it is fact

 

[Raven18330]

Roid warrior has the right idea about carnivor. From what I have learned about it, it is basically a packet sniffer for e-mail. The FBI's big problem is that they have to have the isp's, or mail service provider's permission to use it. And suprisingly enough they are having a hard time trying to get them to cooperate, as the isps feel that it might hurt business. But as for the pgp mail encription, we are kinda screwed by the encription laws in the us anyway, as any encription you could use (legally that is) can easilly be broken by govt technology, not to mention that one of the requriements of the law is that the govt have the key to all encription used in the us. This still does not give them complete freedom to access, but makes it much easier. But as long as you are not sending plans to make a bomb, assination plans, or any other major illegal activity, then you have nothing to worry about. Or so we hope. lol