[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: taking electronic privacy into our own hands



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 ...               <[email protected]>


                                  ...just another one of those...


P.S.  This post is in the public domain.
                  C.  S.  U.  M.  O.  C.  L.  U.  N.  E.