FC: Judge says secret key logger evidence is OK in Scarfo trial

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

My article on Judge Politan's decision:
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,49455,00.html

The decision itself:
http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/fed/html/scarfo2.html-1.html

Politech archive on Scarfo case:
http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=scarfo

Jack is a criminal defense lawyer who works with the National Association 
of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

-Declan

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Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 13:32:19 -0500
From: Jack King <jns-jking () home com>
To: declan () well com
Subject: Stupid judicial keylogging decision

The judge in the Nicky Scarfo, Jr., gambling case decided that the 
government's keystroke interception technology was too sensitive to be made 
public.

I'm attaching a link to a letter rejected by the Washington Post last 
August after the judge agreed to hear evidence on the technology -- without 
the defendant or his lawyers present, what's called an "in camera proffer."

http://www.crimelynx.com/kingcomment.html

I may have a technical fact or two screwed-up, but this stuff isn't 
"secret" as readers of PoliTech know.

Yrs., etc,

-- Jack
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