Question; Can they snoop our computers ?

Discussion in 'Trading Software' started by taodr, Feb 21, 2004.

  1. Yes, very possible.
     
    #21     Mar 3, 2004
  2. Parhaps a hacker employee working at the brokerage firm may be interested :D But hackers maybe are just a myth - as well as NSA :) http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29079

     
    #22     Mar 4, 2004
  3. zdreg

    zdreg

    one statement which is always a lie. I am from the government. I am here to help you.

    it is not private companies but government you have to watch out for.

    read internet link from previous message.
     
    #23     Mar 4, 2004
  4. maxpi

    maxpi

    Better believe it man!! I even discuss things with people at the coffee shop!!

    Actually, I have been targeted and hacked by somebody that knew I was developing stock trading stuff. After that I realized that they really are out to get me!! Just because you are paranoiac does not mean they aren't out to get you BTW. :D

    Max
     
    #24     Mar 4, 2004
  5. pspr

    pspr

    Since there is no privacy law regarding emails, the FBI has installed software at every ISP to scan ALL emails sent by EVERYONE for incriminating statements. Who knows what they are looking for, but they have the snooping software already in place and running.

    I believe Earthlink refused to install it but I never heard the outcome. They probably eventually gave in.

    There is a free encryption program for your email called Pretty Good Security (or something like that) but I've never installed or used it.

    Looking further, that effort by the FBI may have been stopped.
    http://www.efa.org.au/Publish/PR020628.html
     
    #25     Mar 4, 2004
  6. cable

    cable

    Good point. What paranoid links do you commonly read? I'm kinda partial to WhatReallyHappened and Disinfo.

    And of course, anything by harrytrader.
     
    #26     Mar 4, 2004
  7. Are you referring to this?
    http://www.stopcarnivore.org/what_is_carnivore.htm
    "The FBI is placing a black box inside the computer network of an ISP," Dempsey told the Associated Press. "Not even the ISP knows exactly what that gizmo is doing."

    http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,37503,00.html

    Makes you wonder what else is out there, and how far ahead is the private sector in computer snooping...
     
    #27     Mar 6, 2004
  8. pspr

    pspr

    Yes, that is what I was talking about. Carnivore! I don't see anything about it after 2000 so I wonder if it was stopped.
     
    #28     Mar 6, 2004