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Will Crypto Feast on Carnivore?

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... in the aftermath of the FBI's recently revealed Carnivore email surveillance system, email security companies are hoping they can convince average email users to seal their electronic envelopes -- and finally propel email encryption into a broader market. "We're seeing . . .

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'Uncle Spam' wants you!

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Uncle Sam could become "Uncle Spam" if the government follows through with plans for creating an "official U.S. e-mail box" for every address in America, say industry executives briefed on the proposal. . . .

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Court to Address DeCSS T-Shirt

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*Dave bites his tounge to remain impartial* "The shirt reveals the source code of the DVD de-scrambling utility DeCCS, which has prompted several lawsuits over copyright infringement. "Coding is NOT a crime," Copyleft's online catalog says, "so express your disapproval of . . .

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Dutch e-mail snooping?

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Reports that intelligence agents have been intercepting e-mail traffic have added urgency to the debate about electronic snooping in the Netherlands, where a pending bill would broaden the government's power to monitor communications. . . .

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Search warrants for online data soar

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The number of search warrants seeking citizens' online data has soared during the past several years, a USATODAY.com study shows. The warrants, served by state and local investigators from across the nation, were aimed at discovering the identity and activities of . . .

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Hackers Seek Privacy

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Coverage of DefCon. "Ever want to walk away from your life? You can change your identity, hide your tracks on the Internet, and cloak your e-mail in privacy. Battered wives can elude their painful pasts; harassers and criminals can hide from . . .

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Europe OKs U.S. Privacy Pact

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The European Commission said on Thursday it had endorsed a data protection agreement with the United States, averting a feared trade dispute over tough European rules on the privacy of personal data.

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FTC Endorses Privacy Rules

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In a double-barreled report affecting the future of online privacy, federal trade regulators on Thursday approved a plan by Internet advertisers to self-regulate the way they collect information used to profile online consumers.

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'Snooping Bill technically inept'

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The UK Government's plans to eavesdrop on criminals that use the internet are "technically inept", say security experts. The technologies that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill would allow police use to spy on computer-literate criminals are easy to avoid, . . .

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Privacy Sleuthing Goes Pro

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Software engineer Richard Smith has made a hobby of catching Internet software as it harvests user data without the user --- or sometimes the software maker -- knowing it. On Wednesday he took that hobby to a new level as he . . .

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US downplays wiretap risks

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United States officials are trying to calm concerns about a new FBI internet-wiretapping system called Carnivore, describing it as a "small-scale device" and insisting that fears of broad online surveillance are exaggerated. Carnivore allows US law enforcement agencies to find and . . .

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Sen. McCain To Intro Web Site Privacy Bill

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Commercial Web sites that collect "personally identifiable information" would be required to disclose what kind of information they collect from potential customers and how they use it, under legislation scheduled to be introduced today by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. McCain, chairman . . .

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Online Privacy 101

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The nonprofit advocacy group that has stamped its privacy seal of approval on nearly 2,000 Web sites will team up with a dozen major Internet companies to launch a consumer education campaign. TRUSTe plans to announce its "Privacy Partnership 2000 Campaign" . . .

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The e-privacy boondongle

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J. Edgar Hoover would have been darned proud of Carnivore, the secret cyber-snooping technology that the FBI seemingly lifted straight from the pages of George Orwell's "1984." That's enough to give me a case of the heebie-jeebies. The existence of this . . .

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