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|    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. "       >                     --       Mike Easter              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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