Enemy of the State

Taken from the Suburbian Journal:
http://suburbianjournal.angeldrive.com

Enemy of the state can hardy be called a bad movie. It is one of my personal favirotes. And not just because Will Smith has a staring role in it. The fact that I run a conspiracy newsletter probably has a connection too. But how much truth is in there?

Accoring to some of the conspiry theorys including articles in the Washington Post it could be happening to you at this very soon:

"According to the Washington Post, the U.S. Dept. of Justice wants the right to break into your home and (without your knowledge) disable the security precautions on your computer. Then it can track and trace everything you do. Right now, the effort exists as draft legislation for a "Cyberspace Electronic Security Act." In essence, it extends the concept of hidden listening devices (a legal but rarely used surveillance technique) to computers."

If these kinds of things could soon be happening legally, what could be happening illegally? Despite the ideas of having the right to disable security methods on your computer the NSA's offical website offers information on computer security.

How much do they know about Windows XP. Some beleive they even know the back door key which is alledigly writen into Windows as a Microsoft safegaurd. According to TechWeb

Microsoft moved swiftly on Friday to deny allegations that it included an NSA (U.S. National Security Agency) back door into the Windows operating system.

"The report is inaccurate and unfounded. The key in question is a Microsoft key. It is maintained and safeguarded by Microsoft, and we have not shared this key with the NSA or any other party," the company said in a statement.

The key, which works with the Microsoft Cryptographic API (MS-CAPI) is labelled as "NSA key".

Whatever is happening in the country, the NSA seem to be keeping quite about their activites according to Wired News

"WASHINGTON -- The spooks at the National Security Agency are so publicity-shy they don't even like to be quoted."

http://www.frontiernet.net/~lett1/enemy.htm
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,35331,00.html
http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990906S0003
http://www.nsa.gov