Scarfo "keylogger", PGP

[Nicholas Bohm]

At 10:00 16-10-2001 +0100, Charles Lindsey wrote:
>	On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:18:42 +0100
>	"Nexus" <nexus@patrol.i-way.co.uk> said...
>
>> It is granted that they had full physical access to the PC and could
>> therefore install any software that they chose as well as hide it from a
>> non-technical user, no big deal there - trying to do it remotely is a bit
>> tricker than having full access to the box.   Mind you, they were an AOL
>> user so that wouldn't be a problem ;-)
>
>It is interesting to note that the Police/MI5 would be in breach of the
>Computer Misuse Act if they installed any such trap on a PC in this
>country (the CMA allows them to observe what is there, but not to alter
>it).

But not (in the case of police or customs officers) if what they did had
been authorised under Part III of the Police Act 1997, which enables a
chief constable to authorise intereference with property if this will be of
substantial value in in the prevention or detection of serious crime and
this is the only way of achieving it.

Regards

Nicholas Bohm

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PGP RSA 1024 bit public key ID: 0x08340015.  Fingerprint:
9E 15 FB 2A 54 96 24 37  98 A2 E0 D1 34 13 48 07
PGP DSS/DH 1024/3072 public key ID: 0x899DD7FF.  Fingerprint:
5248 1320 B42E 84FC 1E8B  A9E6 0912 AE66 899D D7FF