FBI stops use of Carnivore spy software ( using a new one)

[leftchick]

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0119fbi19.html


WASHINGTON - The FBI has effectively abandoned its custom-built Internet surveillance technology, once known as Carnivore, designed to read e-mails and other online communications among suspected criminals, terrorists and spies, according to bureau oversight reports submitted to Congress.

Instead, the FBI said it has switched to unspecified commercial software to eavesdrop on computer traffic during such investigations and has increasingly asked Internet providers to conduct wiretaps on targeted customers on the government's behalf, reimbursing companies for their costs.

The FBI performed only eight Internet wiretaps in fiscal 2003 and five in fiscal 2002; none used the software initially called Carnivore and later renamed the DCS-1000, according to FBI documents submitted to Senate and House oversight committees.

The FBI, which once said that Carnivore was "far better" than commercial products, said previously that it had used the technology about 25 times from 1998 to 2000.

[complain jane]

1. All of which was on the Kerry campaign.

[Moderator]

2. Duplicate topic

Go ahead and add this article to the older thread if it offers new information.

Thanks


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