[I called it "black lantern" below, which was a typo. It's really "magic lantern".]
There a lots of reputable news orginzations that have reported this. The FBI has already confirmed it's existance (see http://slashdot.org/article.pl? sid=01/12/13/0249250&mode=nested). Further searches for "magic lantern" on any given news site should bring up some links. > > Specifically, FBI wants Microsoft to add > "Black Lantern" (a keystroke logger) into updated versions of WinXP. > > Your saying that the feds want Microsoft to include it in the release > version of windows? So it will already be installed by default? > > Could you point me to your source? > > -----Original Message----- > From: chat-admin at freenetproject.org [mailto:chat-admin at > freenetproject.org] > On Behalf Of Timm Murray > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:57 AM > To: chat at freenetproject.org > Subject: Re: [freenet-chat] terrorism and Freenet > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Friday 11 January 2002 11:06, you wrote: > > Hello, I edited your email for my response, hope you don't mind. :) > > > > I don't know what this DRM is, > > Digital Rights Management. In theory, it stops "pirates" from illicitly > copied software. In practice, it is likely to stop you from using software > that was legaly copied (like mp3s you ripped from a CD you already own, or > Free Software like GNU/Linux). > > > and I don't know what this involvement > > with the FBI is. > > That has to do with something else. Specifically, FBI wants Microsoft to > add > "Black Lantern" (a keystroke logger) into updated versions of WinXP. > > > And I had no idea that Microsoft had stoped support for > > Win98 and 98se. > > Last I heard, they only stopped for 95; 98 has a few more years yet before > they stop support. Unless the FBI is asking them to stop that, too. > > >I knew they had stoped for 95, both A and B. Please > > give me information. :) I need education. :) By email please, because I > > have no net connection. Thanks. :) > > > > On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 14:39:05 +0200 (South Africa Standard Time) "Jack > > Sidebottom" <wordwich at iafrica.com> writes: > > > > Hi, while I agree with some of the things said here I would like to > > add that(and I don't mean this in a bad way) America is NOT the Internet. > > Laws passed in the States are not binding in other countries in regard to > > the 'net (as much as they would like it to be). > > The internet is, and will remain, (as long as we keep fighting those > > who are trying to control it) GLOBAL. As for "circumventing" such laws > > the answer is in the word you used below - "INFORMATION" If people like > > us, who have a common goal (keeping the Internet free from government and > > big corporation intervention) SHARE our information to help others that > > is a step in the right direction. > > You would be suprised how many people out there no Nothing about > > Microsoft's DRM or magic lantern or a thousand and one other things that > > affect them and their use of the internet ,now and in the Months to come. > > I 'phoned Microsoft in Johannesberg (i live in cape town) this morning > > asking why none of the newspapers in South Africa carried any stories > > about their involvement with the FBI or stopping support for windows > > 95,98,98se,etc: or their patent for DRM, The answer i got was "we try to > > keep it quiet". So as i said we must make sure that ALL this type of > > information is available to everyone and take it from there. Thanks > > Jack. > > > > > > Jack Sidebottom: > > email wordwich at iafrica.com. > > PGP public key: http://pgpkeys.mit.edu.11371 > > idap://certserver.pgp.com > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > TRUTH ONLY TRUTH. > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > _________________________________________________ > > IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Chat mailing list > > Chat at freenetproject.org > > http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/chat > > - -- > "One Architecture, One OS" also translates as "One Egg, One Basket". > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAjw/NXQACgkQqpueKcacfLQwNQCgiaoXowNNNevDObeJtrJEjHKU > hS4AoIqTnJMl8sZdkJO6g1P+bCR84Avm > =Lj67 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > Chat at freenetproject.org > http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/chat > > > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > Chat at freenetproject.org > http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/chat > _______________________________________________ Chat mailing list Chat at freenetproject.org http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/chat
