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Re: Is the FBI using email Web bugs?


From: Les Ault <aultl () comcast net>
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 19:50:04 -0500

Yes they are, according to this post on slashdot:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=91830&cid=7902884

The poster appearently asked the reporter and the reporter said that it was commonly called a "Webbug" but he was using the terminology in the goverment search warrent.


Richard M. Smith wrote:

Hmm, is an "Internet Protocol Address Verifier" just an email Web bug?  If
so, the suspect should have been using Outlook 2003 which blocks 'em. ;-)

Richard
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