Carnivore Surveillance Technology Raises Legal And Privacy Concerns

Surveillance technology called Carnivore has the Internet community on the look out. Used by the FBI, Carnivore raises a variety of legal and privacy issues. One group, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), sought a court order to get the operational . . . Surveillance technology called Carnivore has the Internet community on the look out. Used by the FBI, Carnivore raises a variety of legal and privacy issues. One group, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), sought a court order to get the operational details behind this surveillance system. While the FBI decides what information it will release, some observers chewing on the Carnivore controversy have already rendered a verdict: bad idea.