NODE e92e74f6Re: taking electronic privacy into our own hands
anonymous-remailer@shell.portal.comSat, 23 Dec 1995 05:06:34 +0800
On Fri, 15 Dec 1995, Eric Anderson wrote:
> Would it be possible to write a program ( i.e. a worm or
> Trojan) to ferret out personal information that is stored in databases
> and encrypt it?
>
> I was just wondering what such an undertaking would entail.
Actually, there is no need to write any such code.
AT&T distributes just such a beast to any and all comers. It can take
personal information and send it out over a secure socket layer.
I think a couple of partners in crime, Cheswick and Bellovin of AT&T
research had a hand in its continuing distribution.
> Eric
Alice de 'nonymous ... <an455120@anon.penet.fi>
...just another one of those...
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