IP: Re: Another week, another FBI embarrassment: == Good Morning Silicon Valley Fri Oct 06 12:00:17 EDT 2000

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

>Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 22:46:24 -0400
>To: farber@cis.upenn.edu
>From: "Dorothy E. Denning" <denning@cs.georgetown.edu>
>
>
>Dave,
>
>The FBI never hid these other capabilities.  I recall reading that
>Carnivore had the capability to do more than e-mail, including Web
>communications and instant messaging, when it was first revealed.  Further,
>the FBI never said it could only obtain headers (though for content, a
>Title III court order is needed, which has a higher legal standard than for
>pens/trap/trace). To confirm that, I just went to the FBI Web site and
>searched on Carnivore.  It is clear to me from reading these materials
>(going back to July hearings) that Carnivore has this broader capability.
>
>Whoever issued that highly inaccurate statement should be embarrased, not
>the FBI.
>
>Dorothy