Keystroke device ruled not wiretapping

lovuian

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Sat Nov-27-04 09:52 PM
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Keystroke device ruled not wiretapping

Edited on Sat Nov-27-04 09:54 PM by lovuian

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Keystroke device ruled not wiretapping
Judge rules law doesn't apply from keyboard to CPUThe Associated Press
Updated: 5:49 p.m. ET Nov. 26, 2004LOS ANGELES - A man accused of planting a keystroke recording device on a workplace computer wasn't violating federal wiretapping law, a judge has ruled.

Larry Lee Ropp, 46, was indicted in March on charges he installed such a device to obtain e-mails, passwords and other information from a computer used by the secretary to the vice president of an Anaheim, Calif.-based insurance company.

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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

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Sat Nov-27-04 10:02 PM
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1. There are security tools to detect these things.

That is why it is prudent for any IT Admin to use those tools with some regularity.

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dweller

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Sat Nov-27-04 10:07 PM
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3. what's available for the home user?

Edited on Sat Nov-27-04 10:09 PM by dweller

i've read these are initiated w/ trojans?

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pokercat999

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Sat Nov-27-04 11:16 PM
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4. I would think this would be part of normal industrial espionage.

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annabanana

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Sat Nov-27-04 10:07 PM
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2. I hope this is appealed......n/t

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Eric J in MN

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Sat Nov-27-04 11:21 PM
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5. The article says it will be.

Edited on Sat Nov-27-04 11:22 PM by Eric J in MN

I think it's ridiculous to say it's wiretapping if the recording takes place after upload, but not if the recording takes place from keyboard to computer.

(ON EDIT: I don't know how the law is written, so maybe the judge interpreted properly, but if so, the law needs to be changed)

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