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  • FBI snoop tool old hat for hackers

    "Magic Lantern," a reported method for sneaking surveillance programs onto a suspect's computer, appears to be little more than old hacking technology.

  • The FBI's listening

    The FBI is trying to convince the government to mandate that providers of broadband, Internet telephony, and instant-messaging services build in backdoors for easy wiretapping.

  • FBI to divulge more Carnivore details

    Privacy advocates have won another round in their fight to gain access to more information about the FBI's Carnivore e-mail surveillance system.

  • Committee looks to ease comms intercepts

    Security agencies around the world will soon be able to share intercepted information on criminal and 'terrorist' activities far more easily after a new technical framework is introduced, a committee claims.

  • FBI wiretap cut off over unpaid phone bill

    A telephone company cut off an FBI international wiretap after the agency failed to pay its bill on time, according to a US government audit released today.

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  • Cookieless Web monitoring tool 'nearly undetectable'

    Privacy advocates fear that a Web monitoring tool that is under development may lead to more covert surveillance.

  • Joe Biden's tech voting record

    US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.

  • Feds: VoIP a potential haven for terrorists

    The US Department of Justice on Wednesday lashed out at Internet telephony, saying the fast-growing technology could foster "drug trafficking, organised crime and terrorism."

Reviews (3)

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    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it's on the Web -- if you can only find it. PC Magazine reviews 20 search engines that make the hunt easier.

  • In Search Of...

    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it’s on the Web--if you can only find it. We review 30 search engines that make the hunt easier.

  • Frequent fliers: The biometric guinea pigs

    Before he starts work every day, Oscar Carranza places his hand in a biometric scanner that traces the contours of his palm and compares them to digital records in the airport's central database.

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