Amy, I picked this up from an American site,
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news,
David
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To: Goliath - OPC Certified Agents <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 9:34 AM
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>�� >> "Offshore & Privacy Secrets, January 22nd, 1999" <<
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> CONTENTS
>
> [1] Welcome!
> [2] Plan for Spies to Bug PCs
>
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> [1] Welcome!
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>
>Dear Friends and Clients,
>
>Enjoy this week's issue of the Offshore & Privacy Secrets!
>
>Best regards,
>
>Ron Jonas
>Offshore Financial Solutions Center
><http://offshoretrust.nu/>http://offshoretrust.nu
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> [2] Plan for Spies to Bug PCs
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>
>A former director of the Australian Security Intelligence Organ-
>ization (ASIO) put forward an outlandish proposal last week that
>would clear the way for law enforcement agencies to turn personal
>computers into covert listening devices.
>
>If approved, the proposal would enable police to legally hack
>into personal computers, allowing them to record all PC activity,
>including passwords and email PRIOR TO ENCRYPTION. This would
>render even the most rugged cryptography software useless!
>
>Even more distressing, if the bugged PC were connected to the
>Internet, data could easily be transmitted to another site.
>
>The outrageous plan suggests that widespread use of cryptography
>and data scrambling among criminals makes gathering evidence
>difficult for law enforcement agencies.
>
>A spokesperson for the Australian Council for Civil Liberties
>said that the proposal would be a disturbing extension of police
>wiretap powers that are already abused.
>
>We suspect that like all governments, Australian authorities
>fear that widespread cryptography equalizes the power between
>the government and the people. Although governments already have
>all the power in terms of guns and military force, it appears
>that anything evening out the score creates a sense of disem-
>powerment for authorities.
>
>Phil Zimmerman, author of the world's most popular encryption
>software, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) endured a 3 year lawsuit
>with the US government over the exportation of his freeware
>program. Authorities tried to prosecute Mr. Zimmerman under the
>Arms Export Control act. The US State Department maintains a list
>of items that cannot be exported without a special license, con-
>sisting predominantly of weapons such as missiles, machine guns
>and bombs. We find it quite ironic that encryption software is
>included on the list!
>
>Meanwhile, the Supreme Court in Norway has recently ruled that
>it is NOT a crime to attempt to hack into someone else's computer
>system. The court said that people should expect others to try
>to invade their PCs, and that civilians should take measures to
>protect themselves.
>
>On the other hand, the court defined that it is a crime to breach
>another person's computer system. The case evolved when a computer
>security company tried to infiltrate the University of Oslo's
>computers via the Internet, to post a feature story by the
>Norwegian state broadcasting network. Apparently the security
>company mapped holes in the university's computer security, but
>didn't break in, tamper with, or steal information.
>
>Get some privacy before it's too late!� Check out our privacy pages
>at:
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