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Dave Del Torto (ddt@LSD.com)
Wed, 18 Mar 1998 11:28:44 -0700
At 07:36 am -0700 3/18/98, William H. Geiger III wrote:
> [snip]
>I *never* do any sensitive work on a network computer. I have a shielded
>box that runs on battery power only (extra bonus points if you know why it
>isn't connected to the local power grid). [...]
Probably because of the recent proof (some of us saw it in operation at
HIP'97) of a TEMPEST-type kit (from a German researcher whose name I'm
forgetting just now) that reconstitutes screen images from any CRT on the
power grid of a given building. Half-credit? ;)
There's good reason to be concerned about this sort of surveillance, I
agree. It's become trivially easy to do it, such that even an operative
who's otherwise constitutionally restricted while on duty could hack
something together in his/her spare time, just for "fun."
dave
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The following archive was created by hippie-mail 7.98617-22 on Fri Aug 21 1998 - 17:16:05 ADT