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The FBI typically installs Carnivore in an ISP data center when investigating individuals suspected of federal crimes such as terrorism. Carnivore snoops essentially all data flowing through the network and saves the bits that fit a specific profile -- email sent or received from a particular user name, for example, or all data sent to Web sites from a particular IP address. Although the data of many other uninvolved people on the Net may flow through the Carnivore system, the FBI claims that the privacy of this data will not be compromised.
Also Known As: Omnivore
Related Resources:
Carnivore, Sniffers, and You
This article introduces Carnivore -- how it behaves, where it lives, and more.Carnivore, Altivore, Echelon
This article compares and contrasts these three related information-collecting systems. The capabilities and goals of each are discussed.Carnivore Directory
These online resoures provide most of the publically-known details about the secretive Carnivore system.
