.............................................................. >From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed] Note: We store 100's of related "conspiracy posts" at: http://www.msen.com/~lloyd/oldprojects/recentmail.html From: "Matthew Gaylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Matthew Gaylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FBI gets new hacking tools - any ideas? Date: Friday, August 11, 2000 9:31 PM Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stanton McCandlish) Subject: FBI gets new hacking tools - any ideas? [Bcc'ing this to Cypherpunks and some others who need to know about this ASAP.) Got a call from a journo, Michelle Quinn of San Jose Mercury News (+1 408 920 5749, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) relating to info they obtained from the court in the case of US v. Patrick Naughton. The case revolves around a programmer type (Naughton) who allegedly crossed state lines with intent to engage in sex with a minor (this was another of those cases where the "minor" was a FBI agent, so it's questionable whether any crime was committed at all; looks like entrapment). After a bit of a court fight, Naughton agreed to capitulate to a greatly reduced sentence (no prison time), in exchange for creating 5 pieces of software for the FBI. The court document is 20+ pages, *compeletely* redacted with black pen other than a single paragraph, which says that these are tools the FBI did not yet have, and that they consist of: * "IP number capturing" software * "chat monitoring" software * "image matching" software * "steganography detection" software * a "framework for a program" to enable remotely searching subjects' PCs. Any of these could raise some obvious concerns. I'm curious if anyone might have a clear idea what "image matching software" is, and whether "steganography detection software" is even feasible and what one might do to defeat it. The others are fairly obivious in both intent and viability. I'm expecting a fax of the relevant part of the document shortly, and will put it up on our web site at: http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/ Filename to be determined; it'll be at the top of the index. May take a while to get it - the reporter's on deadline. That said, she'd probably appreciate any additional info if anyone has any. -- Stanton McCandlish [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.eff.org/~mech Online Communications Director/Webmaster, Electronic Frontier Foundation voice: +1 415 436 9333 x105 fax: +1 415 436 9993 ************************************************************************** Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words subscribe FA on the subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per month) Matthew Gaylor,1933 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., PMB 176, Columbus, OH 43229 (614) 313-5722 Archived at http://www.egroups.com/list/fa/ ************************************************************************** Forwarded for info and discussion from the New Paradigms Discussion List, not necessarily endorsed by: *********************************** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. **FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ** Explore Our Archive: <http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.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
