Essay on Internet Privacy - Carnivore is an Invasion to Privacy :: Argumentative Persuasive Topics

Carnivore is an Invasion to Privacy   Carnivore is the FBIs latest toy.  All the time we go through about how it is an invasion to privacy, and while I do agree it does have serious problems it also has some moral dilemmas.  For example who is subject to Carnivore and where is it located?  How much(prenominal) and What kind of information is the FBI interested in getting?        Lets start by looking at just what exactly Carnivore is.  Carnivore is an actual piece of hardware that the FBI connects to an net backbone.  According to Compnet.com For Carnivore to gain access to this much information, its hardware must be plugged directly into the network at a central location. Because most mesh based communications in the USA flow through large Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the FBI would typically install a Carnivore box inside an ISP data center. Controlled physical and network access improves the systems overall security.  Bas ically from the data center of the ISP Carnivore is able to acquire any information that it reads to, or is assigned to.  Typically a search warrant is issued and the device set to acquire information about a subject.  Any email, or other form of communications that the person universe viewed is recorded for the FBI to view later.  Any information is intercepted once the FBI is in they know all and see all.  Which begs the question what if they are getting search warrants on anyone they choose? Who reports them?  Who holds the people accountable for spying on people later found out to be innocent?  Because Carnivore is a BLACK BOX project a lot of information about the project is not being released to the public and if that is not scary enough for you, the people in charge of issuing the warrants and who the FBI labels and those that affect to be Watched is also not readily available.  Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.  Without an internal regulatory system for the FBI to control the use of carnivore it looks as though anyone anyplace can be tapped.       Carnivore also has  other problems too.  According to cnn.com Specific technical concerns noted by the scientists include a lack of analysis between the Carnivore scratch and its host environment and operating system, inadequate discussion of the remote access provided by the use of the PC Anywhere program, and no evidence of a organized search for bugs or serious errors.