Open-Source Carnivore Clone Supports ISP Compliance with Law Enforcement

Internet service providers looking to sidestep the controversy surrounding the FBI's Carnivore system for sniffing Internet communications will soon be able to use an open-source program that also conforms to the needs of law enforcement.. . . Internet service providers looking to sidestep the controversy surrounding the FBI's Carnivore system for sniffing Internet communications will soon be able to use an open-source program that also conforms to the needs of law enforcement.

Last week, security software maker Network ICE Corp. quietly released an open-source version of a piece of its own software capable of sifting through traffic on a network.

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