PartisanEntity
September 4th, 2007, 09:56 AM
An article at The Register about an obscure idea by the German authorities to send malware-laden emails to terror suspects to snoop on their internet activities. Ubuntu was mentioned as one way to avoid the snooping.
Germany floats Trojan for terror suspects (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/03/german_trojan_plan/)
German politicians have defended plans to email Trojan horse software to terror suspects in the hopes of monitoring their conversations. The measures have sparked a fierce civil liberties debate. The dubious efficacy of the wheeze is yet to come under serious consideration.
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Would-be terrorists need only use Ubuntu Linux to avoid the ploy. And even if they stuck with Windows their anti-virus software might detect the malware. Anti-virus firms that accede to law enforcement demands to turn a blind eye to state-sanctioned malware risk undermining trust in their software, as similar experience in the US has shown.
If this thread turns political I will move it to the BY.
Germany floats Trojan for terror suspects (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/03/german_trojan_plan/)
German politicians have defended plans to email Trojan horse software to terror suspects in the hopes of monitoring their conversations. The measures have sparked a fierce civil liberties debate. The dubious efficacy of the wheeze is yet to come under serious consideration.
...
Would-be terrorists need only use Ubuntu Linux to avoid the ploy. And even if they stuck with Windows their anti-virus software might detect the malware. Anti-virus firms that accede to law enforcement demands to turn a blind eye to state-sanctioned malware risk undermining trust in their software, as similar experience in the US has shown.
If this thread turns political I will move it to the BY.