After attempting to kill PGP, NAI is now working on "big brother in a
box".

From: http://news.com.com/2100-1001-955392.html?tag=fd_top


Security company Network Associates said Monday that it had purchased a
small start-up whose software lets corporations and others "wiretap" their
computer networks.

[...]


While the system could easily be used to track unauthorized uploads to a
network--uploads by hackers, for instance--it could also be used to tap
e-mail, printing jobs, instant messaging discussions and even
voice-over-IP phone calls.

"It is completely transparent to the user," said England, who envisions
companies using the software to see what is going on around their network
and the government using it to investigate employees and hackers. While
Network Associates hasn't approached law enforcement agencies yet, the
network-tapping software could add considerable teeth to the FBI's own
network-tapping program, known as DCS-1000 or, formerly, as "Carnivore."

[...]

-MW-

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