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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The
controversial Internet surveillance tool
known as "Carnivore" has been renamed DCS1000, a
name devoid of any
negative associations, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation said Tuesday.
"With upgrades come new names," said Paul
Bresson, an FBI spokesman. The
old name of a flesh-eating predator had conjured
up "unfortunate" images for
many people, he added.
Carnivore is specialized software installed on
an Internet service provider's
network under federal wiretap authority. Used in
criminal and national security
cases, it is capable of keeping tabs on a
suspect's e-mail, instant messages and
Web surfing activities.
Privacy and civil-rights advocates have argued
the system violates protections against
unreasonable search and seizure in the U.S.
Constitution's Fourth Amendment. Former
Attorney General Janet Reno ordered an
independent review of its inner workings after a
stir in Congress.
The name change was to have been rolled out in
conjunction with an internal Justice Department
review of Carnivore to be
presented to Attorney General John Ashcroft
soon, an FBI official said. But the
change was leaked to a trade publication,
Government Computer News.
"Had it not been called Carnivore, it probably
wouldn't have stirred as much
controversy," Bresson said. He said the new
alpha-numeric "doesn't stand for
anything."
Different name, same concerns
Critics said the FBI was kidding itself if it
thought a name change alone would
allay fears. They consider the system ripe for
abuse largely because of the
secrecy surrounding how it scans passing data to
find the court-authorized target.
"It's not the name that worries people," said
David Sobel of the
Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information
Center, which has sued the
FBI and Justice Department for the source code
and other data about Carnivore.
"It's the way this system works."
Barry Steinhardt, associate director of the
American Civil Liberties Union,
added: "If it prowls like a wolf, howls like a
wolf and has the voracious appetite
of a wolf, it's still a carnivore."
The new name also fell flat with Naseem Javed, a
New York-based author of
Naming for Power, a book about business naming,
and Domain Wars, a book
about cyberspace names.
The FBI should have seized the opportunity to
name the system in a "friendly
way," as would any company seeking to score
points with the public, he said.
"I think they had a bad name to begin with," he
said, adding that DCS1000 was
worse because such combinations of letters and
numbers sow confusion.
"They need a proper name branding so they can
roll this out as a readily
identifiable tool for law enforcement," Javed
said, adding it would take him
weeks to come up with a good one himself.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The controversial Internet surveillance tool known as "Carnivore" has been renamed DCS1000, a name devoid of any negative associations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday. "With upgrades come new names," said Paul Bresson, an FBI spokesman. The old name of a flesh-eating predator had conjured up "unfortunate" images for many people, he added. Carnivore is specialized software installed on an Internet service provider's network under federal wiretap authority. Used in criminal and national security cases, it is capable of keeping tabs on a suspect's e-mail, instant messages and Web surfing activities. Privacy and civil-rights advocates have argued the system violates protections against unreasonable search and seizure in the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment. Former Attorney General Janet Reno ordered an independent review of its inner workings after a stir in Congress. The name change was to have been rolled out in conjunction with an internal Justice Department review of Carnivore to be presented to Attorney General John Ashcroft soon, an FBI official said. But the change was leaked to a trade publication, Government Computer News. "Had it not been called Carnivore, it probably wouldn't have stirred as much controversy," Bresson said. He said the new alpha-numeric "doesn't stand for anything." Different name, same concerns Critics said the FBI was kidding itself if it thought a name change alone would allay fears. They consider the system ripe for abuse largely because of the secrecy surrounding how it scans passing data to find the court-authorized target. "It's not the name that worries people," said David Sobel of the Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information Center, which has sued the FBI and Justice Department for the source code and other data about Carnivore. "It's the way this system works." Barry Steinhardt, associate director of the American Civil Liberties Union, added: "If it prowls like a wolf, howls like a wolf and has the voracious appetite of a wolf, it's still a carnivore." The new name also fell flat with Naseem Javed, a New York-based author of Naming for Power, a book about business naming, and Domain Wars, a book about cyberspace names. The FBI should have seized the opportunity to name the system in a "friendly way," as would any company seeking to score points with the public, he said. "I think they had a bad name to begin with," he said, adding that DCS1000 was worse because such combinations of letters and numbers sow confusion. "They need a proper name branding so they can roll this out as a readily identifiable tool for law enforcement," Javed said, adding it would take him weeks to come up with a good one himself. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> <FONT COLOR="#000099">eGroups is now Yahoo! Groups Click here for more details </FONT><A HREF="http://click.egroups.com/1/11231/0/_/468657/_/982232537/"><B>Click Here!</B></A> ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> GoT list - unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Then... respond to the confirmation email that you will receive from egroups. If this fails... go to the egroups.com website: http://www.egroups.com/group/GospelOfThomas click "unsubscribe", then click, "save changes" button. If this still doesn't get you off the list, please feel free to ask for help...
