Ask your ISP about Carnivore.It has been revealed that the FBI has a system appropriately called "Carnivore carnivore (kär`nəvôr'), term commonly applied to any animal whose diet consists wholly or largely of animal matter. In animal systematics it refers to members of the mammalian order Carnivora (see Chordata). " which the Bureau goes around installing in the networks of internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs) under the rubric RUBRIC, civil law. The title or inscription of any law or statute, because the copyists formerly drew and painted the title of laws and statutes rubro colore, in red letters. Ayl. Pand. B. 1, t. 8; Diet. do Juris. h.t. of a court order. "Carnivore" is a specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. computer developed by the FBI and equipped with software that "digests" all Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. on an ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. system, and supposedly only provides the FBI with information for which they have a court order for. The only assurance we have for this, of course, is the word of the FBI -- which is notoriously unreliable. Source code for and access to Carnivore is reportedly denied to ISPs by the FBI. Hence, the FBI could play all kinds of games with the traffic going through your ISP -- even shut it down -- and the service provider could do nothing about it. Given all that, concerned consumers should pose their ISPs some tough questions about Carnivore. Here are some ideas of what to ask about your ISP: 1. Has the FBI ever asked to install Carnivore (or EtherPeek, or any similar system)? 2. Has Carnivore (or a similar system) been installed on their facilities at any time? 3. Is Carnivore (or a similar system) still installed? 4. If yes to any of the above, what was the ISP's response? Did the ISP offer to obtain the information under court order so that Carnivore would not be necessary? Did the ISP retain counsel to fight such a broad search in the courts, and appeal it to the highest level? 5. If yes to 2 or 3, what steps did the ISP take to assure that the privacy of its users would be protected? Did the ISP gain access to Carnivore's source code to verify the FBI claims? Did the ISP check the information FBI obtained from the Carnivore machine, either remotely, or through physical collection of recordable media? 6. If the FBI or any other government agency attempts to or succeeds in gaining access to all user traffic information on the ISP, will the ISP inform its users? Under what circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or would the ISP inform its users of unwarranted investigation or intrusion by government operatives? |
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