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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Internet "Keystone Cops" Meet Department of
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (privacy@vortex.com)
Thu Apr 17 12:42:04 2008
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Greetings. I realize that most observers may have difficulty
deciding whether they should laugh or cry at this one, but I'd still
urge a few minutes spent reading and viewing the materials from the
bizarre:
"Neighborhood Network Watch" -- http://www.dhsnnw.org
This appears to be a private organization -- the domain is registered
with an e-mail address of "jollyrogerjonesy" -- which claims an
association with the Department of Homeland Security. They
promote the monitoring (packet sniffing, etc.) of open Wi-Fi
networks, along with the analysis and reporting of contents to
locate "terrorist activities" and other network-based evil.
Amusing FAQ at: http://www.dhsnnw.org/faq.html
Map of "terrorist hot spots" in NYC (based on keyword analysis of
monitored traffic, apparently):
http://www.dhsnnw.org/fallfindings07pg7.html
Hilarious YouTube info video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fI6CCulapyQ
Admittedly, all of this has much the feel of an elaborate April Fools'
Joke. But it isn't ... I think ...
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@vortex.com or lauren@pfir.org
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR
- People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, NNSquad
- Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org
Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
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