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  • Re: [news] FBI retires its Carnivore

    From Nomen Nescio@nobody@dizum.com to alt.privacy on Monday, September 01, 2025 22:37:56
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    In article <1105848026.482b66f1c5afc3df6ef4202529b4d018@meganetnews2> AnonPost@nym.alias.net wrote:

    Wow, they are dumping Cotse?

    This is an anti-Cotse hater from way back. He broke the rules, lost
    his account, and like any spoiled brat has been complaining ever since.

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  • From Mike Easter@MikeE@ster.invalid to alt.privacy on Monday, September 01, 2025 14:38:01
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

    Nomen Nescio wrote:
    This is an anti-Cotse hater from way back. He broke the rules, lost
    his account, and like any spoiled brat has been complaining ever
    since.

    Cotse sez:

    It's important to note that while we prioritize privacy, we are not
    an anonymous service. While some features may offer anonymity,
    particularly to the outside world, it's essential to recognize that
    as a paying user, your identity may not be anonymous to us.
    Therefore, users should act accordingly.
    --
    Mike Easter
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  • From Nomen Nescio@nobody@dizum.com to alt.privacy on Tuesday, September 02, 2025 00:57:10
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

    In article <mhmi1pFl2urU1@mid.individual.net>
    Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> wrote:

    Nomen Nescio wrote:
    This is an anti-Cotse hater from way back. He broke the rules, lost
    his account, and like any spoiled brat has been complaining ever
    since.

    Cotse sez:

    It's important to note that while we prioritize privacy, we are not
    an anonymous service. While some features may offer anonymity,
    particularly to the outside world, it's essential to recognize that
    as a paying user, your identity may not be anonymous to us.
    Therefore, users should act accordingly.
    --
    Mike Easter

    Where did I mention whether Cotse was non anon?

    My point implied he intimated that Cotse was willfully feeding the
    governement it's user's private info. His post was about that Carnivore
    stuff.

    Wikipedia:
    "Carnivore, later renamed DCS1000, was a system implemented by the
    Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that was designed to monitor
    email and electronic communications. It used a customizable packet
    sniffer that could monitor all of a target user's Internet traffic. "

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  • From Mike Easter@MikeE@ster.invalid to alt.privacy on Monday, September 01, 2025 16:50:01
    From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

    Nomen Nescio wrote:
    Mike Easter wrote:
    Nomen Nescio wrote:
    This is an anti-Cotse hater from way back. He broke the rules, lost
    his account, and like any spoiled brat has been complaining ever
    since.

    Cotse sez:

    It's important to note that while we prioritize privacy, we are not
    an anonymous service. While some features may offer anonymity,
    particularly to the outside world, it's essential to recognize that
    as a paying user, your identity may not be anonymous to us.
    Therefore, users should act accordingly.

    Where did I mention whether Cotse was non anon?

    You said, 'He broke the rules.' Cotse implies, 'Don't break our rules.'.

    My point implied he intimated that Cotse was willfully feeding the governement it's user's private info. His post was about that Carnivore stuff.

    I didn't see his msg; it wasn't archived accessible to me. Carnivore's
    use ended in '05, 20 y ago.

    Wikipedia:
    "Carnivore, later renamed DCS1000, was a system implemented by the
    Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that was designed to monitor
    email and electronic communications. It used a customizable packet
    sniffer that could monitor all of a target user's Internet traffic. "

    --
    Mike Easter
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