[free-sklyarov] FBI IS REPORTEDLY USING SURVEILLANCE WORM

[Tom]

On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 02:33:53PM -0800, Jeme A Brelin wrote:
> > A more minor detail is that Magic Lantern's purpose is not to capture
> > passwords in general.  It specifically targets PGP/GPG passphrases.
> 
> What good is the passphrase without the private key?  Does it capture
> those, too?

getting at something that is stored in a known place has never been a
problem for LEAs.

the passphrase, however, is inconveniently (for them) stored in your
head, and unfortunately (for them), torture has been removed from their
toolbox a while ago.


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