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RE: It's 1998; do you know where your packets are?
From: Goldstein_William () bns att com
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:38:00 -0400
Other postings on this list have noted that over half of the Internet traffic (at least on the Web) is porn. Perhaps offers a new angle for the Human Resources staff of NSA a new recruiting angle, i.e. "Look at naughty pictures all day AND GET PAID!!!!" At least it would offer the Starr staff steady employment after the Clinton investigation is over... ;-) (Opinions are my own, not of my employer) Bill Goldstein Senior Internet Specialist AT&T wgoldstein () att com TEL:(412)642-7288 ---------- From: bjames Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 7:39 PM To: nanog Cc: bjames Subject: It's 1998; do you know where your packets are? This isn't entirely operational in nature, but if true does somewhat have an impact on what we are operating. You can find the entire text at www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/15295.html but here are a few snippets to give you an idea of what it's about. "In October, Europe's governing body will commission a full report into the workings of Echelon, a global network of highly sensitive listening posts operated in part by America's most clandestine intelligence organization, the National Security Agency. " "Echelon is reportedly able to intercept, record, and translate any electronic communication -- telephone, data, cellular, fax, email, telex -- sent anywhere in the world. " "Echelon intercepts Internet traffic at the transport layer, such as the TCP/IP layer, so the system doesn't care too much what it is or where it came from," said Pike. "For analog traffic, such as telephone conversations, it uses automatic voice-recognition technology to scan the conversations." Seems far fetched (but not *that* far), but worth a read. Barry --- Barry L James \ \ I have known them all already, known them all. Mendicant \ \ I have known the mornings, evenings, afternoons. www.terraware.net \ \ I have measured my life with coffee spoons. blj () terraware net ____/ \________________________ T.S. Eliot <<File: It's 1998; do you know where your packets are_.TXT>>
Current thread:
- Re: It's 1998; do you know where your packets are? Edward S. Marshall (Sep 30)
- Re: It's 1998; do you know where your packets are? Barry L James (Oct 01)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: It's 1998; do you know where your packets are? David O'Leary (Oct 01)
- RE: It's 1998; do you know where your packets are? Goldstein_William (Oct 01)
- RE: It's 1998; do you know where your packets are? melinda b. thompson (Oct 01)
- Re: It's 1998; do you know where your packets are? Bob Broedel (Oct 01)