FW: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Internet "Keystone Cops" Meet Department of Homeland Security?

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

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From: privacy () vortex com
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:24 PM
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Subject: [ PRIVACY Forum ] Internet "Keystone Cops" Meet Department of
Homeland Security?


Greetings.  I realize that most observers may have difficulty
deciding whether they should laugh or cry at this one, but I'd still
urge a few minutes spent reading and viewing the materials from the
bizarre:

"Neighborhood Network Watch" -- http://www.dhsnnw.org 

This appears to be a private organization -- the domain is registered
with an e-mail address of "jollyrogerjonesy" -- which claims an
association with the Department of Homeland Security.  They
promote the monitoring (packet sniffing, etc.) of open Wi-Fi
networks, along with the analysis and reporting of contents to
locate "terrorist activities" and other network-based evil.

Amusing FAQ at: http://www.dhsnnw.org/faq.html

Map of "terrorist hot spots" in NYC (based on keyword analysis of
monitored traffic, apparently): 
http://www.dhsnnw.org/fallfindings07pg7.html

Hilarious YouTube info video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fI6CCulapyQ

Admittedly, all of this has much the feel of an elaborate April Fools'
Joke.  But it isn't ... I think ...

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org 
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren 
Co-Founder, PFIR
   - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org 
Co-Founder, NNSquad 
   - Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org
Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com 
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com 

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