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Fear of Online Crime: Americans Support FBI Interception of Criminal Suspects' Email and New Laws to Protect Online Privacy
Overview In July 2000, the Wall Street Journal reported that the FBI had developed a computer system that can intercept a criminal suspect's Internet activities. The capabilities of the new system and its original name, "Carnivore," helped spark controversy about its potential as an "email wiretap" and potential method to monitor citizens' email and online activities. FBI officials say Carnivore is a rarely used, but vital, surveillance device, especially because a growing number of criminals are using the Internet to communicate and using it to commit crimes online.
| Publisher | Pew Internet & American Life Project | File Format | |
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| Date Published | April 2001 | Downloads | 1 |
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