Re: It's 1998; do you know where your packets are?

On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Barry L James wrote:

"Echelon is reportedly able to intercept, record, and translate any electronic communication -- telephone, data, cellular, fax, email, telex -- sent anywhere in the world. "

Cool. They've been sniffing my encrypted ssh connections and my once-a-day Stephen Wright quotes. And, of course, my NANOG subscription. ;-)

Seems far fetched (but not *that* far), but worth a read.

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