[e-gold-list] Re: tempest systems

2003-11-24 Thread Jim Davidson
Dear Gordon, No that is not the case. The tempest system that I am aware of can take the signal and reproduce the entire active computer onto a slave computer. There are actually quite a few signals and different radio frequencies depending on the device. The biggest signal used to be from the CR

[e-gold-list] Re: tempest systems

2003-11-24 Thread Jim Davidson
Dear Westgarth Books, TEMPEST is an acronym from the military mindset. The technology is also known by its inventor's name, van Eck. You can read more about it by googling up "van Eck phreaking." With a laptop or a liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor or other low-emission monitor, you make it m

[e-gold-list] Re: tempest systems

2003-11-23 Thread Westgarth Books
I'm not a technician (far from it), however my understanding of 'tempest-for-dummies' is like this: Your monitor and keyboard give off some sort of FM frequency. This is why your monitor will sometimes interfere with a TV set near it. Similarly if you fool with the TV's channel-tuner you will

[e-gold-list] Re: tempest systems

2003-11-23 Thread FileMatrix
Gordon, > No that is not the case. The tempest system that I am aware of can take the > signal and reproduce the entire active computer onto a slave computer. Once > in, the remote operator is basically sitting in front of your computer just > like you are and is able to watch on the screen what

[e-gold-list] Re: tempest systems

2003-11-23 Thread Katz Global Media
George, > Gordon, > > Even if they pick up electrical signals from all the components of the > computer, I see no way how that could be used, except for the signals from > the keyboard (which I know is already used because the keyboard is a rather > simple mechanism). No that is not the case. T