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   Message 111,542 of 112,147   
   Mike Easter to Nomen Nescio   
   Re: [news] FBI retires its Carnivore   
   01 Sep 25 16:50:01   
   
   From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   Nomen Nescio wrote:   
   > Mike Easter wrote:   
   >> Nomen Nescio wrote:   
   >>> This is an anti-Cotse hater from way back.  He broke the rules, lost   
   >>> his account, and like any spoiled brat has been complaining ever   
   >>> since.   
   >>   
   >> Cotse sez:   
   >>   
   >>> It's important to note that while we prioritize privacy, we are not   
   >>> an anonymous service. While some features may offer anonymity,   
   >>> particularly to the outside world, it's essential to recognize that   
   >>> as a paying user, your identity may not be anonymous to us.   
   >>> Therefore, users should act accordingly.   
   >   
   > Where did I mention whether Cotse was non anon?   
   >   
   You said, 'He broke the rules.'  Cotse implies, 'Don't break our rules.'.   
      
   > My point implied he intimated that Cotse was willfully feeding the   
   > governement it's user's private info. His post was about that Carnivore   
   > stuff.   
   >   
   I didn't see his msg; it wasn't archived accessible to me. Carnivore's   
   use ended in '05, 20 y ago.   
      
   > Wikipedia:   
   > "Carnivore, later renamed DCS1000, was a system implemented by the   
   > Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that was designed to monitor   
   > email and electronic communications. It used a customizable packet   
   > sniffer that could monitor all of a target user's Internet traffic. "   
   >   
      
      
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   Mike Easter   
      
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