Re: [work] Integrity of Debian packages
On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 11:53:42PM -0800, Blars Blarson wrote:
> >on me, then they certianly can put a line sniffer between me and my
> >ISP... isn't that
> >easier?!?!
>
> No need to put it between, their packet sniffer is already in place at
> your ISP. Please read about CARNIVORE, which made many news headlines
> before 9/11/01. It hasn't gone away, the news media just shut up
> about it. (If you're outside of the USA, the CIA has been doing more
> for longer, but it doesn't make the news as much.)
>
Lions, and tigers, and bears, OH MY! :^)
Of course CARNIVORE is just one small piece of the greater WORLDWIDE
system ECHELON.
The FBI had been trying desperately to install CARNIVORE system pre
September 11. Within days after the attacks the FBI began installing
CARNIVORE systems in top tier ISPs. SysAdmins who had been fighting the
good fight, relented in the shock following September 11th.
Washington quickly began passing legislation to, among many other
things, define "hackers" as terrorists. See this article titled
"Hackers face life imprisonment under 'Anti-Terrorism' Act"
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/257
Oh, you say you live in Russia, Australia, China, New Zealand, or
someplace that is not in the US? Doesn't matter.
See this article titled "Anti-terror law bad news for foreign hackers"
http://dir.salon.com/tech/wire/2001/11/23/hackers/index.html
You might find this speech delivered by Congressman Ron Paul to the
House of Representatives on June 27, 2002 to be an interesting read.
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr062702.htm
Then just for fun there is this Gore Vidal interview "The Last Defender
of the American Republic?"
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/02/33/features-cooper.php
Most of these articles are getting dated. You don't even want to know
what is going on presently but hey here is a recent one on what Ashcroft
has up his sleeve these days.
http://politechbot.com/p-04526.html
Yes, the American Empire is certainly on the move... and the World is
their oyster.
Be afraid, be very afraid.
Ted
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