Do you really think that there is actually a COTS software or hardware that
is capable of blocking what the FBI wants to do to you? Have you heard of
the Patriot Act.



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"Act of Patriots" <patriotacter@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I curiuos as to why a firewall, properly configured, would not have
> protected Josh Glazebrook from the FBI?
>
> According to the news reports
> (http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/21...-teen-spyware),
> the FBI installed routine CIPAV spyware via myspace to this kid's computer
> which tracked
> The computer's IP address
> The MAC address
> The person's username
> The last URL visited
> A list of open ports
> Computer programs that are running
> The operating system
> The internet browser and version
> The computer's registered owner
> The IP address of every computer which the PC connects for 60 days
>
> I'm curious.
> Would a properly configured firewall have prevented this?
>
> What was the weak link here?