Comment Earthlink and Carnivore (Score 1) 2087
Earlier today, in an internal company question forum, the following question was posed to the "suits":
As result of the Sept. 11 incedent, will EarthLink be pressured or even forced to take on the Carnivore technology? Will EarthLink accept the technology for the sake of national security? If not, than will Earthlink take alternative actions of its own?
The answer came as:
We have alternative methods to Carnivore to comply with legal requests for information that will provide the information requested and not compromise all of our other customers' privacy.
If anyone remembers, Earthlink refused to install Carnivore in July (Slashdot article). On local news in Atlanta, the building housing Earthlink's data center was being shown in conjunction with the investigation, I didn't see the broadcast myself, so I don't know exactly what was said, but I am being told that Earthlink records are currently under investigation.
Rumors abound though, and I have even heard mentioned that one account in particluar was suspect, and that it had been closed earlier in the year for non-payment.
I'm not suprised to hear Earthlink's response to these privacy issues, if for no other reason then because of the ad slogans "You are not for sale" and "Advocate anonymity" all over Atlanta on huge orange billboards.
As result of the Sept. 11 incedent, will EarthLink be pressured or even forced to take on the Carnivore technology? Will EarthLink accept the technology for the sake of national security? If not, than will Earthlink take alternative actions of its own?
The answer came as:
We have alternative methods to Carnivore to comply with legal requests for information that will provide the information requested and not compromise all of our other customers' privacy.
If anyone remembers, Earthlink refused to install Carnivore in July (Slashdot article). On local news in Atlanta, the building housing Earthlink's data center was being shown in conjunction with the investigation, I didn't see the broadcast myself, so I don't know exactly what was said, but I am being told that Earthlink records are currently under investigation.
Rumors abound though, and I have even heard mentioned that one account in particluar was suspect, and that it had been closed earlier in the year for non-payment.
I'm not suprised to hear Earthlink's response to these privacy issues, if for no other reason then because of the ad slogans "You are not for sale" and "Advocate anonymity" all over Atlanta on huge orange billboards.
