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Re: [privacy] Spying Fight about e-Mails, Not Phone Calls, DoJ Reveals


From: dave () cirt net
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 04:47:34 -0500

Quoting der Mouse <mouse () Rodents Montreal QC CA>:
Does the NSA have to analyze spam messages also, just in case they
aren't really spam?  Maybe the subject line "Double Your Penis Size"
actually means "terrorist attack tomorrow". ;-)
I have seen it pointed out that the misspellings and such in spam are
an excellent steganographic channel, and have even seen mail about
someone who had (claimed to have) written software for it.

This technique was used in the book _The Straw Men_ by Michael  
Marshall, all communications from the The Straw Men (a shady  
organisation of mass murderers) were sent out through the medium of  
spam.

Great idea - would love to see a proof of concept...
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