Disclosing material about the "key logger system" the FBI installed on the computer of Nicodemo S. Scarfo Jr. would hurt ongoing investigations of foreign intelligence agents and endanger the lives of U.S. agents, according to court documents filed by the government. . . .
Disclosing material about the "key logger system" the FBI installed on the computer of Nicodemo S. Scarfo Jr. would hurt ongoing investigations of foreign intelligence agents and endanger the lives of U.S. agents, according to court documents filed by the government. The Justice Department claims the system must remain secret to keep hostile intelligence officers from employing "counter-surveillance tactics to thwart law enforcement."

The case is being watched by privacy experts concerned over the government use of spy technology.

Lawyers for Scarfo, the son of a jailed mob boss, say they need the information to determine if the intrusion violated his constitutional rights. If it did, none of the evidence from the computer could be used at his trial.

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