Re: Wiretapping Linux?

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On Tue, 16 May 2006, Ingo Oeser wrote:

Hi,

On Tuesday, 16. May 2006 17:05, linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote:
It's hard to find Windows products that don't contain
such spyware. As Linux becomes more prevalent on the
desktop, you can expect to find such spyware there
too.

Recent examples:
- Update availability checkers (e.g. Adept).
- Installation routines of a certain distribution
 calling all a predefined NTP server instead of pool.ntp.org on first start.

The NTP variant is a clever idea with low traffic and tells
you first usage and usage at all.

Granted, but in this sense, your cable modem is also spying on you, because your cable company can see that you're actively speaking DOCSIS to them.

There's a definite difference between merely knowing that a host is out there, versus knowing that host is listening to / downloading This-is-legally-protected-format-shifting-in-action-but-you-will-probably-sue-anyway.mp3 because you've got a purpose-built agent running on its CPU.


Regards

Ingo Oeser

Thanks,
Chase

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