[46780] in Cypherpunks
Re: WIRE TAP ON NET
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael S. Fischer)
Mon Jan 8 17:30:04 1996
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 14:22:54 -0800 (PST)
From: "Michael S. Fischer" <mfischer@nsi.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <2.2.16.19960106040018.259fb770@terminus.storm.net>
(delznic@storm.net)
Reply-To: mfischer@nsi.edu
On Fri, 05 Jan 1996 23:00:18 -0500, "Douglas F. Elznic" <delznic@storm.net> said:
DFE> E-MAIL-TAP NETS CRIMINALS The first-ever court-approved wiretap
DFE> of an e-mail account has resulted in the arrest of three people
DFE> charged with running a sophisticated cellular-fraud ring. The
DFE> alleged mastermind, a German electrical engineer, advertised his
DFE> illicit wares on CompuServe, where they caught the attention of
DFE> an engineer at AT&T's wireless unit. The Secret Service and the
DFE> Drug Enforcement Agency then got into the act and obtained the
DFE> Justice Dept.'s permission to intercept e-mail messages between
DFE> the alleged perpetrator and his accomplices. "This case
DFE> represents the challenges in the future if we can't get ahead of
DFE> the curve in technology," says a U.S. attorney, whose office is
DFE> prosecuting the case. (Wall Street Journal 2 Jan 96 p16) --
Well, I can't exactly say I feel sorry for the guys, even if cellular
companies are ripping us off. Anyone who commits crimes while using
email without encryption are idiots.
--Michael
