Hmmm...just FUD? I'm really starting to wonder about the stego area. The
Mar 01 On Magazine article has at least a little detail on steganography.
These tools are readily and cheaply available, yet Demcon has sold 100,000
copies of Steganos Security Suite. I can't buy too far into the idea that
they are used for privacy/security alone. If I need privacy, encryption
accomplishes that. Are they all engaging in kiddie porn? Probably not. Is
it a big problem now? Probably not. Potential? Seems like it to me...but
then I'm always looking behind me when I walk down a street.
Tom (can't have too much paranoia) Blake
>Sex, Drugs & Technology
>By Carole Fennelly
>Once upon a time, Rock music was blamed for society's ills. People
>were warned about hidden messages in The Beatles' songs. Although I
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>Yet another story claims these tech-savvy terrorists use
>steganography, as well as cryptography, to hide their secret messages.
>Steganography is based on the notion of communicating without the
>communication being noticeable. The Greeks practiced steganography by
>writing messages on couriers' heads. People who intercepted the
>couriers, unable to find any messages in their possession, let them
>pass. The receiving General, however, knew where to look. Presumably,
>terrorists are embedding their encrypted data in pornographic files
>(those immoral terrorists), which are then extracted and deciphered by
>the intended recipients. Despite vague references to "unnamed" sources
>and "closed door" meetings, no one has made *any* evidence supporting
>these claims publicly available. Strangely enough though, the same
>computer security company is heavily quoted in both stories.
>technology.
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