[IP] more on Who is snooping on my email?

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Randall <4whp@insightbb.com>
Date: December 23, 2005 1:57:53 PM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Cc: rms@computerbytesman.com
Subject: Re: [IP] Who is snooping on my email?

On Fri, 2005-12-23 at 10:37 -0500, Richard Smith wrote:

> 1.  Set up a Hotmail account.
>    2.  Set up a second email account with a
>        non-U.S. provider. (eg. Rediffmail.com)
>    3.  Send messages between the two accounts
>        which might be interesting to the NSA.
>    4.  In each message, include a unique URL
>        to a Web server that you have access to its
>        server logs.  This URL should only
>        be known by you and not linked to from
>        any other Web page.  The text of the
>        message should encourage an NSA monitor
>        to visit the URL.
>    5.  If the server log file ever shows this
>        URL being accessed, then you know that
>        you are being snooped on.  The IP address
>        of the access can also provide clues
>        about who is doing the snooping.


> Besides monitoring the NSA, this same technique can be used if you
> suspect your email account password has been stolen or if a family  
> member or
> coworker is reading your email on your computer of the sly.
>
> Richard M. Smith
> http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com

This wouldn't actually tell you if your mail is being read, so much as
it is a way to try to get someone (or something) to add your mail to the
"watch list".  It is not a good idea to try this if you hope to ever
again fly on an American airline without first being strip-searched by
the TSA monkeys.

(Wonder if this message will be enough to put ME on that damn list,
assuming I'm not on there already? Good luck, John Gilmore!)

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