[ILUG] OT - Dell adding keyloggers to hardware

[Andrew Court]

Padraig bet me to it, but I can confirm that is a hoax:

http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/16/the-dell-keylogger-conspiracy-hoax/

On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Andrew Court <syklops at gmail.com> wrote:

> I could be wrong but I dont think that article is legit.
>
> Virus.org.ua is not the same site as virus.org. Virus.org.ua is based in
> ukraine, however the article's author is American, and wrote to the DHS.
>
> Also, why is there a link to http://capsida.net at the bottom of the page?
>
> Also there is no telephone number for them on their site, nor a postal
> address.
>
> This all looks dodgy. Sorry!
>
> -A-
>
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> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Mick O'Toole <mickotoole at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Just found this article online. It raises some serious questions about
>> privacy. I thought it might be interesting to others on this list. I'd
>> also
>> be interested to know if this is just happening in the States or all over
>> the world.
>>
>> http://virus.org.ua/unix/keylog/klog.htm
>>
>> Mick
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