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Scarfo Update: DOJ Must Reveal Keystroke Logger Techniques

A federal judge hearing the case of Little Nicky Scarfo Jr. has ruled that the DOJ must submit testimony on the use of Keystroke logging devices. Previously, DOJ has argued that revealing any information on Keystroke logging would endanger the lives of law enforcement officers.

Judge Says FBI Must Reveal Computer Snooping Technique, Yahoo News (Reuters), August 7, 2001.
EPIC Scarfo Archive.
Privacy Advocates Question FBI's Keystroke Logging, Washington Post, August 13, 2001. Security of U.S. cited in mob trial, New Jersey Star Ledger, August 24, 2001.
Scarfo Judge: Private Hearing OK, Wired (AP), September 7, 2001.