From Cryptome comes this story, G8 Gov-ISP Plan for Cyberspace Spying:
- A second anonymous source has told Cryptome that covert Internet interception and collection of data far more comprensive than described in this paper is underway in the United States (and perhaps elsewhere) as a consequence of 9/11. That government authorities have arranged with ISPs to implement and operate this system without public disclosure of its extent. The operation is claimed to be nationwide (perhaps global) and far more extensive than the individually-targeted Carnivore and similar systems. Unusually powerful computer arrays are said to be deployed on ISP backbones and central nodes for sifting and searching all Internet traffic for patterns and types of communication — one type cited is encryption. It is not known if the operation is based on court orders or is an induced patriotic service of ISPs — or even disinformation to demonize the Internet and encryption.
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