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Carnivore
A network analyzer used by the FBI that analyzes e-mail packets of suspected criminals. Officially known as DCS100, FBI agents bring Windows 2000 PCs with the Carnivore software installed into an...
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Definition: Carnivore
A network analyzer used by the FBI that analyzes e-mail packets of suspected criminals. Officially known as DCS100, FBI agents bring Windows 2000 PCs with the Carnivore software installed into an ISP and plug them into a switch port. Carnivore was designed to capture all e-mail packets as they originated as well as be able to hone in on just the suspected user without reading packets from others. See network analyzer.
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Carnivore gone--but it's not dead
Commentary--The FBI's tool may be shelved, but the U.S. government still has an appetite for Internet wiretaps.
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FBI documents reveal Carnivore bungles
A privacy watchdog group says internal FBI documents show that Carnivore could have been an effective tool against Osama bin Ladin--but was shut down because it gained too much information.
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Judge: FBI must cough up Carnivore info
In a win for privacy advocates, a federal court orders the FBI to search for and divulge further records on its e-mail surveillance system, known as Carnivore.
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House pulls Carnivore into the light
A bill to prevent federal law-enforcement officials from dodging Congress' questions about the use of surveillance systems--including Carnivore--passes the U.S. House.
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House leader issues Carnivore warning
Attorney General John Ashcroft is on notice that the FBI's use of the controversial e-mail surveillance technology could violate the Constitution.
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House leader concerned about Carnivore
House majority leader Dick Armey tells U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft that the FBI's use of the controversial e-mail surveillance technology could violate the Constitution.
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Privacy activists plan assault on Eschelon, Carnivore
The ACLU is running full-page ads in the New York Times and the New Yorker this weekend to raise public suspicions over the spy networks.
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Carnivore, cybercrime take prime time
Computers Freedom and Privacy Conference 2001 promises fireworks with debates over recent developments in Internet policy and civil liberties.
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Don't be fooled: DCS1000 still a 'Carnivore' at heart
The FBI may have changed the name to something less menacing, but its controversial e-mail surveillance system to snoop on suspects lives on.
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Carnivore vs. corporate confidentiality
The FBI's Carnivore cyber-snooping software could be a headache for conscientious security professionals. What's at stake? For corporations it's trade secrets, confidential business interactions,...
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Experts: Carnivore review limited
Five security industy leaders say that an independent review of the FBI surveillance system failed to examine critical issues.
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Security researchers criticize Carnivore
Five well-known security researchers from both corporate and academic America released a report on Monday criticizing a government-funded review of the Carnivore Internet surveillance system as...
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Rights groups want Carnivore muzzled
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Privacy Information Center on Friday called for the Clinton administration to suspend the FBI's use of the Carnivore Internet surveillance...
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Report: FBI could abuse Carnivore
A government-funded report says that the FBI's Internet surveillance system works as advertised, but warns that Carnivore could be abused.
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Report: FBI could abuse Carnivore
In a 121-page report released Tuesday night by the U.S. Department of Justice, a seven-member review team gave mixed marks to the FBI's Internet surveillance system known as Carnivore. While the...
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DOJ review clears Carnivore
The Justice Department will release a report that claims no abuses of the highly controversial surveillance system, but it does advise some changes.
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DOJ study backs Carnivore
A draft review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Carnivore" Internet surveillance system expresses confidence overall in the government's continued use of the eavesdropping software. But...
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Carnivore raises new concerns
New documents and the release of an independent panel's report raise suspicions about the FBI surveillance system.
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FBI's Carnivore hunts in a pack
Declassified documents reveal details about the e-mail snoop program.
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