FBI Spyware Secrecy Raises Questions

06:16 | Dan Verton | Jul 25th, 2007 4:54pm |

The FBI recently used spyware to track down a bomb threat suspect. And while it did so under the guidance of a court order, the bureau has refused to comment on the precise capabilities of its spyware application, known only as the Computer Internet Protocol Address Verifier.

This raises a number of interesting questions about privacy and the responsibility of ISPs and software developers when it comes to government-sanctioned spyware. To add a little perspective to the issue, I spoke with Stephen Carter, the academic director for Homeland Security at the University of Maryland.

Tags: FBI, spyware, Stephen Carter, Homeland Security

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