Flutterby™! : Magic Lantern

I've been so completely utterly disgusted by the actions of the U.S. Government recently that I've tried to tune out the continual encroachment on freedom. But the whole FBI "Magic Lantern" thing is yet another reminder that when 13 year olds do it, it's terrorism, when out-of-control government agencies with histories of badly abusing any special privileges we give them do it, it's for our own good. The idea is that there'll be a government sponsored worm that'll stuff itself in via known security exploits to directly capture keystrokes on target computers. Symantec has said that their anti-virus software will specifically not find it, McAfee has apparently flip-flopped on the issue. Luckily, we'll have the SSCA to protect us, expect the use of Linux to be considered evidence of illegal activity and grounds for a search within a year or two.