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Blogs Liberty and Power "Carnivore" is Toothless! Another Triumph of Government Technology!

Jan 24, 2005

"Carnivore" is Toothless! Another Triumph of Government Technology!

by Liberty and Power

The FBI has acknowledged that its once hyped and feared "Carnivore" Technology doesn't work and that it is now using commercial, off the shelf software for its Court approved wiretaps.