[AGL] Safari dont work, Internet Explorer does

[Wayne Johnson]

Most cool.

Good explanation.

At one time there were supposedlly people wandering around..it was 
said...with tape recorders.  Imbedded key-stroke counters, etc.  makes a lot 
of sense.  Relatively easy to insert and likely undetectable by most people, 
even on their own machines.

Not, of course, for Real Computer Whiz Kids!!!!!!!!!!

wayne J
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele at ando.pair.com>
To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s" 
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Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: [AGL] Safari dont work, Internet Explorer does



>A piece of software resident in your computer

> which copies to a file the letters and numbers which

> you u strike on the keyboard.with your fingers.

>

> Subsequently some nefarious agent can look at the

> file and see what you typed in. Trivial in terms of

> programming.

>

> Any computer not your own might have such a

> program. I said recording in the sense that the

> program records your keystrokes.

>

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Wayne Johnson" <cadaobh at shentel.net>

> To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"

> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 1:51 PM

> Subject: Re: [AGL] Safari dont work, Internet Explorer does

>

>

>> What you mean by "key board recording"?  An audio record?  whoa.

>>

>> Plez explain.

>>

>> wayne

>> ----- Original Message ----- 

>> From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele at ando.pair.com>

>> To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

>> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:27 AM

>> Subject: [AGL] Safari dont work, Internet Explorer does

>>

>>

>>> Michele,

>>>

>>> On PCs, it is the same. Firefox wont work, but Internet

>>> Explorer will.

>>>

>>> As for bank biz in the new Internet age, YMMV.

>>> Depends on how strong your nerves are.

>>>

>>> As for the security of your password, in theory every

>>> time you type it in, a key tracking program might be

>>> secretly recording it. Assuming that your home computer

>>> is being secretly plumbed without your knowledge. What

>>> is your current conspiracy index?

>>>

>>> As for doing bank biz on someone else's computer

>>> whilst you be on the road, a keyboard recording

>>> of your password would have it, the password,

>>> and your user name, so they could take all your funds

>>> by making a payment to some other bank account.

>>>

>>> Mike

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

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