-Caveat Lector- Beijing plans Carnivore-type spyware GILC Alert Volume 5, Issue 3 May 4, 2001 Mainland China is looking for a new way to monitor Internet users, and it appears to be taking a hint from the United States. Reports indicate that the Chinese government is developing a new "black box" system to wiretap the Internet. While details are only beginning to emerge, the device is apparently derived from technology previously used in airline cockpit data recorders. The goal of this "black box," however, is to allow Chinese officials to watch over and hunt down dissidents and possible opponents to the current ruling regime. The entire system appears to be broadly similar to Carnivore-a device developed by the United States government. Carnivore is attached to the server of a given Internet service provider and intercepts all Internet transmissions that come through the server, then parses out pertinent material, based on keywords provided by the administrator. Carnivore and its successor DCS 1000 have come under heavy criticism over the past few months as being serious threats to online privacy. Some of these concerns were reiterated by privacy advocates in a recent discussions with US Attorney General John Ashcroft. See "China Plans to Build Internet Monitoring System," China News Daily, Mar. 20, 2001 at http://www.cnd.org/Global/01/03/20/010320-3.html For more on current discussions of Carnivore, see Brian Krebs, "Groups Urge Ashcroft To Act On Carnivore, Privacy Issues," Newsbytes, May 3, 2001 at http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/165261.html <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
