FBI comfirms project "Magic Lantern"

In San Francisco California, an FBI spokes person confirmed on Wednesday that they are working on a trojan horse called "Magic Lantern"

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"It is a workbench project" that has not yet been deployed, said FBI spokesman Paul Bresson. "We can't discuss it because it's under development."

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A program that can log keystrokes of suspected criminals. Though FBI says that they would require a court order to proceed to using the program.

Major antivirus vendors this week said they would not voluntarily cooperate with the FBI and said their products would continue to be updated to detect and prevent viruses, regardless of their origin, unless there was a legal order otherwise.

I think zdnet released this story earlier. I posted a link to in in the irc chat room. I never took the time to post it here, and now I don't know what it was.

Since you put the quote in there, it would be nice if you would also reveal where you got the quote. That way we can read the rest of the article.

Just a thought, as things can be taken out of context.

Are they going to use it like carnavoir and use it
without a court order?? if so i give them the birdie :flip:

hmm well "they" said that they will need a court order to use it.. but i think they'll just get a way with it w/o court order..any abused official can use it for personal use.. or a cracker can get hold of the source code and make his/her own version of Magic Lantern.

I can picture it now 2 FBI agents sitting around a terminal trying to get some suspected terrorisst to open this attachment. Puff Puff uh yeah I'm a 18 year old hehehe here's my pic hehehe. Puff Puff <turns to his partner> Man who did I piss off to get assigned to this.

hahah
rofl
But if you were a terrorist, would you really be chatting in mirc or getting to know people through the net? And would you really be stupid enough to accept attachments?
haha
just a thought...

I never said that the government and the people they chase are of a high intelligence caliber. I mean if they have a search warent, the person at the house is going to know.

Carnivore will be working in conjunction w/ magic lantern...at least thats what I gathered from cultdeadcow.com

That there is real deal Holyfield

yeah that would deffinately be the case if the Anti-Terrorism Act would get approved...

haha oh yeah.. for those who are asking about my source..

i got my news from a little bird..

yep.. you heard right.. a little bird came to me and sang me a song..

hehehe

Pleaz, I'll send you pointz (approvez, green buttonz), but you should send me anti-points (disapprovez, red buttonz) for ever. Merry Christmas OhOhOh.

I want the FBI or the CIA to hire me..

Evilseed are you that leet?

lmao..

hmm i want to get a job something like an Investiagtive Reporter..
so me can hack shits and expose govt conspiracy to the public..

Leet and FBI/CIA are mutualy exclusive.

rofl I can believe that! If they were smart they would have thought up a better Idea like actualy doing some police work and not revert to some script kiddie tackticks...............

I can definnatly see someone with a hate agenda using it for wrongful purposes :lildevil: