From: Date: Thu Mar 4, 2004 2:37pm Subject: Re: Re: From ? to 5.8 + GHz TSCM Equipment In a message dated 3/4/2004 5:12:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, steve@s... writes: > That said, I have precisely what you are requesting for sale in the > form of an Avcom spectrum analyzer with frequency extenders to 6 > gigs, but I'm trying real hard to dissuade you from pursuing it. Listen to Steve. If your client needed open heart surgery, would you sell him a scalpel. For the cost of the equipment, he / you might be able to get a few years worth of sweeps by pros with better equipment than he could afford and know how to use it. Éminence grise, Being an ex in this business is like being an ex-marine, ex-biker, ex-Mafia member, or an ex-homosexual. Michael [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8327 From: James M. Atkinson Date: Thu Mar 4, 2004 6:35pm Subject: Re: From ? to 5.8 + GHz TSCM Equipment Try the new CPM-700 with the BMP-1200 which provides coverage to 12 GHz for minimal cost. http://www.tscm.com/cpm700a.html Let me know if you need one, we take all major credit cards and can ship quickly. -jma At 04:49 PM 3/4/2004, Intercept Investigations wrote: >Does anyone have any recommendations for any 'basic' (I translate this >to infer 'simple and relatively inexpensive') sweep gear that can cover >up to at least the 5.8 GHz range. I have a client who is specifically >requesting this equipment for ongoing self-protection. > >Thank you, > >-- >Steven W. Gudin, Director >Intercept Investigations >700 NW Gilman Boulevard #463 >Issaquah (Seattle), WA 98027 > >Tel: (425) 313-1776 >Fax: (425) 313-1875 > >Web: www.InterceptInvestigations.com >Email: mail@I... > >Washington License # 1661 >Nevada License # 847 > >NATIONWIDE & INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION SERVICES > >This communication is intended for the sole use of the individual or >entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is >privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable >law. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient >or the employee or agent for delivering the communication to the >intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, >distribution or copying of this communication may be strictly >prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please notify us >immediately and delete this message from your computer. Nothing >contained within this email message is intended, nor should it be >interpreted as, legal advice or counsel. > > > > > >======================================================== > TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List > "In a multitude of counselors there is strength" > > To subscribe to the TSCM-L mailing list visit: > http://www.yahoogroups.com/community/TSCM-L > > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > It is by the juice of Star Bucks that thoughts acquire speed, > the hands acquire shaking, the shaking is a warning. > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. >=================================================== TSKS >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Atkinson Phone: (978) 546-3803 Granite Island Group Fax: (978) 546-9467 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Web: http://www.tscm.com/ Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 Email: mailto:jmatk@t... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Class, Professional, Ethical, and Competent Bug Sweeps, and Wiretap Detection using Sophisticated Laboratory Grade Test Equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8328 From: Elliott & Associates, Ltd. Date: Thu Mar 4, 2004 10:12pm Subject: Re: From ? to 5.8 + GHz TSCM Equipment I have used the CPM upgrade on the last couple of searches and found that it is really an excellent addition to an already good piece of equipment. It is very good for detecting the video cameras transmitting on 2.4. It also seems more sensitive on the spread spectrum devices as I was getting a bigger kick sooner. However, as with any piece of equipment it is only as good as the operator. It is worth looking at given the elevation in frequencies currently being sold and/or used. Regards, Bill Elliott, CII ELLIOTT & ASSOCIATES, Ltd. (GMT -7) www.prvt-eye.com www.cybercrimeinternational.com "tomorrow is promised to no one" ----- Original Message ----- From: "James M. Atkinson" To: "TSCM-L" Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [TSCM-L] From ? to 5.8 + GHz TSCM Equipment > Try the new CPM-700 with the BMP-1200 which provides coverage to 12 GHz for > minimal cost. > > http://www.tscm.com/cpm700a.html > > Let me know if you need one, we take all major credit cards and can ship > quickly. > > -jma > > > > At 04:49 PM 3/4/2004, Intercept Investigations wrote: > >Does anyone have any recommendations for any 'basic' (I translate this > >to infer 'simple and relatively inexpensive') sweep gear that can cover > >up to at least the 5.8 GHz range. I have a client who is specifically > >requesting this equipment for ongoing self-protection. > > > >Thank you, > > > >-- > >Steven W. Gudin, Director > >Intercept Investigations > >700 NW Gilman Boulevard #463 > >Issaquah (Seattle), WA 98027 > > > >Tel: (425) 313-1776 > >Fax: (425) 313-1875 > > > >Web: www.InterceptInvestigations.com > >Email: mail@I... > > > >Washington License # 1661 > >Nevada License # 847 > > > >NATIONWIDE & INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION SERVICES > > > >This communication is intended for the sole use of the individual or > >entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is > >privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable > >law. If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient > >or the employee or agent for delivering the communication to the > >intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > >distribution or copying of this communication may be strictly > >prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please notify us > >immediately and delete this message from your computer. Nothing > >contained within this email message is intended, nor should it be > >interpreted as, legal advice or counsel. > > > > > > > > > > > >======================================================== > > TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List > > "In a multitude of counselors there is strength" > > > > To subscribe to the TSCM-L mailing list visit: > > http://www.yahoogroups.com/community/TSCM-L > > > > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > > It is by the juice of Star Bucks that thoughts acquire speed, > > the hands acquire shaking, the shaking is a warning. > > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > >=================================================== TSKS > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- > > We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- > > James M. Atkinson Phone: (978) 546-3803 > Granite Island Group Fax: (978) 546-9467 > 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Web: http://www.tscm.com/ > Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 Email: mailto:jmatk@t... > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- > > World Class, Professional, Ethical, and Competent Bug Sweeps, and > Wiretap Detection using Sophisticated Laboratory Grade Test Equipment. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- > > > > > > > > ======================================================== > TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List > "In a multitude of counselors there is strength" > > To subscribe to the TSCM-L mailing list visit: > http://www.yahoogroups.com/community/TSCM-L > > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > It is by the juice of Star Bucks that thoughts acquire speed, > the hands acquire shaking, the shaking is a warning. > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > =================================================== TSKS > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > 8329 From: Mitch D Date: Fri Mar 5, 2004 7:32pm Subject: Nextel Exploit Advisory NEXTEL ALERT Be advised that yesterday we learned a very disturbing feature about our Nextels. An SFPD undercover officer, who was doing some buys in one of our cases, was compromised for the following reason. He provided the crook with his Nextel cell phone as a UC contact number. He changed his voicemail and left a message using his UC name (matching his UC cover). The crook called the # and when it rang over to voicemail he pushed Option 1. Option 1, identifies the owner/operator of the phone. If you recall when you first activated your Nextel you had to call in and leave your name (or something to like that) on a Nextel recording. Anyway, that original voice recording is in EVERYONE's Nextel memory and can easily be accessed. In our case, the crook got the UCs real name and entered it into Google. Within minutes the crook learned that the UC was in an SFPD Officer who was in an officer involved shooting several years ago. The incident made the paper and is forever memorialized on the internet. It probably took all of five minutes to figure this out. As a side-note, I entered my name in Google last night and it immediately gave links to, among other things, DEA watch ("evaluations" are posted), the results of every road race I have run as well as my wife's alumni records, church newsletters that get posted on their website. DEA Tech took the time to figure out how to disable this function (refer below) on our Nextels. I advise anyone who does UC work to do the same. He sent it to a few people in the division who do UC work but you all should be advised of the same. -----Original Message----- CALL YOUR CELL # ONCE YOUR VOICE MAIL KICK'S IN PRESS #1, THIS WILL VERIFY IF YOUR NAME IS RECORDED FROM THE INTIAL ACTIVATION. IF THIS IS THE CASE, DO THE FOLLOWING; 1. CALL YOUR VOICE MAIL AND ENTER CODE, AS IF RETRIEVING MESSAGE 2. HIT OPTION #4 - PERSONAL OPTIONS 3. HIT OPTION #4 - PERSONAL PREFERENCES 4. THEN HIT DELETE KEY #3? TO DELETE NAME DO A RE-TEST USING ABOVE VOICEMAIL RETREIVAL TO VERIFY YOUR NAME IS DELETED. ===== Mitch Davis TSCM/Special Operations Group Inc. Nashville,TN.USA MitchD@t... site:www.tscmusa.com. Tel (615)837-9933 FAX (615) 523-0300 Cell(615) 364-6776 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com 8330 From: Date: Sat Mar 6, 2004 5:28am Subject: charged for camera hidden in stereo equipment 'Voyeur' victims sought -- The owner of an Adrian tanning salon was arraigned on charges stemming from a camera hidden in stereo equipment. By David Frownfelder -- Daily Telegram Staff Writer ADRIAN -- Adrian police officers say no one is sure how many women patronized Rock-N-Nails Salon, 1042 S. Main St., to use the facility's lone tanning bed throughout the past two years. Adrian Police Officer Larry Van Alstine displays the stereo in which police said a camera was hidden to photograph customers at Rock-N-Nails in Adrian. -- Telegram photo by Lad Strayer But there is no doubt that many women who visited the business may have been victimized by the actions of the salon's owner, Danny Eugene Daulton of Adrian, according to Police Chief Michael Martin. Police are now searching for additional victims in a voyeurism case in which Daulton is charged with hiding a video camera in the booth's stereo unit to secretly tape female customers. "We are looking backwards up to two years. We have no idea of the volume of people using the tanning beds," Martin said. Daulton was arraigned Monday in Lenawee County District Court before Judge James Sheridan on charges of eavesdropping-installing equipment and eavesdropping-divulging information. The first count is that Daulton allegedly installed the camera and the second charge, Martin explained, alleges that he viewed the tapes. Daulton has been released after posting $10,000 cash or surety bond. Approximately 30 women had come forward as of Monday afternoon and more victims likely will be identified through the efforts of past and present employees of the salon, Martin said. Those employees are cooperating, Martin said, because they could also have been victims. "We carried out a search warrant at his home and recovered several dozen video tapes," he explained. "Employees tanned for free and could have been taped. They told us this could have been going on for up to two years." The search warrant had been carried out and Daulton was arrested about 1 a.m. Saturday. Police don't believe Daulton shared the video tapes with anyone else. Martin stressed that only female police employees were viewing the confiscated tapes. "We are having female employees look at the very sensitive issues," Martin said. Police are also trying to determine if any of the women who were videotaped are minors, which, if proven, could constitute a child pornography charge. "We haven't found any minors yet. But if we did, that would shed a whole other light on the matter. A lot of young people used this facility," Martin said. "If a girl under 18 was taped, that could add other (types of) charges." Police had not received any complaints of any sort since the shop opened, Martin said. He stressed that police found no evidence he had sent any photos or recordings to anyone else. Martin is asking anyone who may have used the salon in the past two years to call Detective Kevin Grayer at 264-4804. Martin and Detective Sgt. Lynn Courington said police had received a tip last week of a suspicious situation at the tanning salon. Investigating officers found the small camera hidden inside a stereo unit in the tanning bed at the facility, which has been in business for more than two years. As of Monday afternoon, Daulton was facing 30 sets of charges and the police chief said that each woman who comes forward could add other charges to the case against him. Each charge is a two-year felony. http://www.lenconnect.com/articles/2004/03/02/news/news01.txt [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8331 From: Date: Sat Mar 6, 2004 5:31am Subject: cameras and bugs in posh hotel suites Posh Pattni Hotel Raided for Dossier The East African Standard (Nairobi) NEWS March 4, 2004 Posted to the web March 4, 2004 By Dominic Wabala Nairobi Detectives yesterday raided the luxury Grand Regency Hotel in search of more of tycoon Kamlesh Pattni's secret tapes and documents. They also raided the International Casino and reportedly arrested a former Grand Regency receiver manager. Mr Gitari Njeu, another former Grand Regency receiver manager, accompanied the officers from the hotel to the International Casino but it was not clear if he had been placed under arrest or whether he was merely assisting with investigations. Both the Grand Regency and the Casino are owned by Pattni. The 10th floor of the Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi, where rooms 1012, 1013 and 1014 which police suspect are bugged are located At Grand Regency, detectives recovered Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras, tapes and documents related to the Goldenberg scandal, according to sources. They searched several floors of the posh hotel but paid particular attention to the 10th floor Cappuccino bar, rooms 1012, 1013, 1014 and the Presidential Suite in which CCTVs and eavesdropping devices are alleged to have been installed. The source further said detectives suspected that the devices were installed and used to gather information on several prominent personalities who stayed in the rooms. The raid extended into the night as detectives searched all premises to look for more evidence. The group was led by the Kiambu Divisional Criminal Investigations Officer, Mr Mutie, who led the other previous operations on 16 of the tycoon's other premises, including his home in Kitisuru, Goldenberg secretariat in Westlands, a station on Jogoo Road, his sister's house in Parklands, among others. The detectives were interested in gathering more evidence on the Goldenberg scandal and how the money was disbursed to each bribe-taker who visited the tycoon. The raid is likely to have been prompted by the discovery of tapes and documents from the tycoon's premises recently raided by detectives. The investigators were seen leaving the hotel with documents and getting into a red car, accompanied by a hotel official. The source further revealed that some cameras were removed from a room on the 10th floor. According to the source, the detectives searched Pattni's office at the hotel and that of the receiver manager. The officers, sources say, want to know what assets the Goldenberg money bought, with a view to finding ways of seizing them. A senior official from Sheria House at the weekend travelled out of the country, immediately after getting a full report on the seized documents and tapes, to track down some of the funds. The official has expressed hope that most of the money is likely to be recovered since it can now be traced. Copyright © 2004 The East African Standard. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8332 From: James M. Atkinson Date: Fri Mar 5, 2004 8:13am Subject: Annan requests bugging explanation http://www.khilafah.com/home/category.php?DocumentID=9173&TagID=2 Annan requests bugging explanation uploaded 05 Mar 2004 UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has met with British Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry in search of an explanation of alleged British bugging of his office, but both men were mum after their talk. "The secretary-general asked to see the ambassador ... and that meeting has now taken place," said U.N. chief spokesman Fred Eckhard on Thursday, adding he would have nothing more to say on what happened. Jones Parry also declined comment after the meeting. Eckhard said Annan was waiting for a fuller explanation of charges that British intelligence spied on him ahead of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq last March. Clare Short, the former international development secretary, said last week that British agents had spied on the U.N. leader. Officials of the world body said the bugging, if true, violated international law and should immediately be stopped. Jones Parry had telephoned Annan, on behalf of Prime Minister Tony Blair, immediately after the bugging allegations became public. But diplomatic sources said their initial conversation had not directly addressed the bugging issue. The world body was clearly stunned by Short's claims as she was a high-ranking official when the alleged bugging took place. She resigned from the government after the war. Short told BBC radio she had read some of the transcripts of the bugging of Annan's office, on the 38th floor of the U.N. complex in Manhattan facing the East River. "In the case of Kofi's office, it was being done for some time," she said. A British translator earlier leaked a top-secret U.S. document to the media seeking London's help in bugging U.N. Security Council members in the run-up to the Iraq war. Source: Reuters ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. 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Besides that, I wish to know internet sites wich gives the same information, but for finatial paradise like BVI, Caiman, etc. Thanks and sory about my poor english. Joao. -- POP. Nem parece internet grátis. Seja POP você também! Acesse: http://www.pop.com.br/discador.html e baixe o POPdiscador. 8334 From: James M. Atkinson Date: Sun Mar 7, 2004 9:05am Subject: Spying: The United Nations of Wiretaps? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4409621/ Spying: The United Nations of Wiretaps? NewsweekMarch 8 issue - There was outrage at the United Nations last week when a former member of Tony Blair's cabinet claimed that British intelligence had conducted electronic surveillance on Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the lead-up to the Iraq war. But there wasn't much surprise. Many diplomats already assumed that wiretapping was rampant. Former Australian diplomat Richard Butler says he held sensitive meetings in Central Park. Former chief Iraq weapons inspector Hans Blix believes he was tapped. Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, Mexico's former U.N. ambassador, told NEWSWEEK, "If you are in a room and you begin a conversation that is delicate for any reason, you say, 'Let's go outside,' or 'Please do not continue'." The allegation comes right after British officials closed another wiretap controversy by absolving former intelligence officer Katharine Gun of breaking the U.K.'s Official Secrets Act-even though she admitted leaking a top-secret memo to Britain's Sunday newspaper The Observer. The memo, from the stealth U.S. National Security Agency, requested assistance in spying on undecided U.N. Security Council members last March in the lead-up to the war. Did spying have an impact on the war debate? Zinser, who was Mexico's United Nations rep at the time, claims he and other undecided missions came up with a preliminary compromise proposal on renewed inspections. The next morning, U.S. officials approached members and told them, "Don't even try it." He claims to have other "circumstantial evidence" of wiretapping, but is saving it for his book. The Chileans (a swing vote at the time) say they swept their U.N. office after The Observer article and found wiretaps. They decided to resolve the situation through "diplomatic" channels. But officials in Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told NEWSWEEK they have been waiting more than two months for a response to diplomatic "expressions of concern" sent to Washington and London. It seems unlikely they will hear any direct admission of spying from Bush or Blair-unless they install some wiretaps of their own. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We Expertly Hunt Real Spies, Real Eavesdroppers, and Real Wiretappers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Atkinson Phone: (978) 546-3803 Granite Island Group Fax: (978) 546-9467 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Web: http://www.tscm.com/ Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 Email: mailto:jmatk@t... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Class, Professional, Ethical, and Competent Bug Sweeps, and Wiretap Detection using Sophisticated Laboratory Grade Test Equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8335 From: frost_bitten_ca Date: Sun Mar 7, 2004 5:48pm Subject: Canada listens to world as partner in spy system Mar. 7, 2004. 08:18 AM Canada listens to world as partner in spy system LYNDA HURST When a former cabinet minister recently charged that British spies had listened in on U.N. chief Kofi Annan in the countdown to the Iraq War, Prime Minister Tony Blair stonewalled. Clare Short said she'd seen transcripts of Annan's conversations. A furious Blair refused to confirm or deny the accusation, but blasted Short for going public. The allegation came as no surprise to anyone at the United Nations. It's a given that the New York headquarters are bugged and always have been, by friend and foe alike. It's technically illegal and officials don't like it. But there is nothing they can do but register a complaint and enjoy the squirming when a country gets caught red-handed. The public may not be so blasé about the fact that "good" countries, not just "bad," practice espionage ­ routine, all-pervasive, electronic espionage. But it's naive to think otherwise. All nations spy on friends as well as enemies. Not that anyone broke into Annan's office and planted a Watergate- style bugging device. What Short likely saw were intercepts from a little-known surveillance system called Echelon, which automatically monitors virtually all of the world's communications. Every day, billions of telephone calls, e-mails, faxes, radio transmissions, even Internet downloads are captured by orbiting satellites monitoring signals on Earth, then processed by high- powered computers. A minute percentage of the traffic is "tagged" for transcription, translation if necessary, and analysis. The ordinary messages of ordinary people get caught up in the sweep, but aren't generally tagged. The likes of a U.N. secretary-general are. "Echelon is an electronic vacuum cleaner, but it is finely tuned," says Canadian intelligence specialist Wesley Wark. "They have to be precise to get what they want." But who is "they?" The high-tech Echelon system is operated by five nations known as the UKUSA alliance: the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Referred to in some circles as the "Anglo-Saxon Mafia," the U.S.-led network has existed for 58 years, emerging out of the Allies' successful signals-intelligence, or "sigint," operations during World War II. Its original primary job was to spy on the Soviet Union and win the Cold War. Today, it is counterterrorism. In a series of still-classified bilateral agreements ­ each country has a deal with the U.S. ­ UKUSA members pledged to jointly acquire and share all signals and communications intelligence. Common procedures, targets, equipment and methods were spelled out, along with a commitment to secrecy about the alliance's operations. The world was split into regions: Britain got Africa and Europe east to the Urals; Australia and New Zealand got Oceania; and the U.S. got the Soviet Union and wherever else it wanted. As of 1946, Canada, through the newly created Communications Security Establishment (CSE), would home in on the northern latitudes and polar regions. It had shown its expertise there during the war. "In the war, Canada had the best antennas for listening to the Soviet Union," says John Thompson, president of the Mackenzie Institute, an anti-global violence think tank in Toronto. "And we had prime listening posts, such as Alert." Canadian Forces Station Alert, on Ellesmere Island in present-day Nunavut, is still an important ground station in the Canada's network of "sigint" posts. It mainly intercepts satellite military communications. The other three are CFS Leitrim, south of Ottawa, which intercepts diplomatic traffic in and out of Canada; CFS Masset off the coast of B.C., and Canadian Forces Base Gander, Nfld., both of which primarily tap into maritime transmissions. The high-tech Echelon listening system was devised in 1971 by the American National Security Agency (NSA), which was, and remains, the dominant UKUSA member and contributor of technology. Today, it is believed to operate 120 intercept stations in up to a dozen countries; their giant antennas all point at the communications satellites continuously circling the planet. With the end of the Cold War, Echelon's priorities moved to monitoring rogue states and international organized crime. Since the 9/11 attacks, however, its emphasis is on fighting terrorism, and all that comes under that rubric ­ attitudes inside the U.N. Security Council toward the Iraq War, for example. The intelligence gleaned is shared among the five alliance partners and often with other participants: Germany, Norway, Denmark, and Turkey have all signed secret "third-party" UKUSA agreements. Though Echelon is by far the biggest monitoring network in the world, other nations have their own satellite-based listening systems. Russia, China, France, Israel, India and Pakistan all use "sigint" as a major source of intelligence. "Everybody listens to everybody else non-stop," says John Thompson. "The public does not realize it, but Canada has been doing it for decades. It's an important part of our defence." The only countries that don't monitor global communications, he says, are "the poor ones who can't afford the technology." Canada's low-profile CSE collects foreign intelligence in the name of national security, but also attempts to block electronic interception by other states. After the Anti-terrorist Act was passed in 2001, the agency's budget was boosted to about $300 million. Its staff ­ known as "291ers" after their military occupation code ­ was increased to 1,300, making it the country's second biggest spy force, after the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. More computer power was added to headquarters and its other properties in Ottawa, and extra antennas were installed at some of the listening stations. Leitrim now has six. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- `The terrorist act gave the CSE new powers. It now has carte blanche to intercept in Canada.' Wesley Wark, intelligence specialist ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Though it all may sound like Big Brother, there is no need for the public to "get paranoid that the government is listening to them," says Thompson. "That's not the case. They can't `read' a fraction of what they pick up." In fact, less than 2 per cent of the transmissions are ever seen by human eyes. Artificial intelligence does the bulk of the listening and reading. The Echelon computer process used to filter messages is codenamed "Dictionary," according to Duncan Campbell, a British journalist who authored a report on UKUSA for the European Parliament in 2000. Each alliance partner has its own dictionary of key names, phrases, people, places and words (bomb, for example), but all five are used at each country's listening posts. The computer scans all messages for these words, flags those that contain them, and eliminates the vast majority that don't. If something is picked up containing a key word in another member's dictionary, it is forwarded on to that country. Everything ends up at NSA headquarters in Virginia. Echelon has also devised an advanced voice-recognition system. Still imperfect, it's thought to be in use only at Menwith Hill, the U.S. forces base in northern England that is the world's largest listening station. The system's biggest challenge, says Campbell's report, is to find a way of intercepting fibre-optic telecommunications that use light pulses to transmit data and are not collected by satellites. That, and combating encryption. Campbell also says "information warfare" personnel at NSA are working to fight its ever-increasing use by directly interfering with targeted computers: "The methods remain controversial, but include information-stealing viruses (to) data bugs and pre-emptive tampering with software or hardware." Any UKUSA partner can ask any of the others to intercept domestic communications. It then can truthfully say it does not spy on its own citizens, ­ illegal in all five countries. That's what happened in 1983, according to former Canadian intelligence officer Mike Frost. His 1994 book, Spyworld, claimed that Britain asked the CSE to monitor two of then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher's cabinet ministers whom she suspected of disloyalty. The agency carried out the intercepts. "We never stopped to question the morality of doing what amounted to dirty tricks for a partisan politician in a foreign land. After all, we weren't spying on Canadians, that time, anyway." Ottawa has vehemently denied that it listens in on citizens. But experts say it doesn't have to when the UKUSA alliance, mainly the U.S., can monitor targeted individuals on its behalf. That may be over, says Wesley Wark, because it is now fully legal for the CSE to turn its computers on to Canadians' conversations, faxes and e-mails ­ provided there is a foreign link. To be precise, the agency's post-9/11 mandate allows it "to collect the communications of a legitimate foreign-intelligence target located abroad if those communications enter or depart Canada." "Like all secret and sensitive systems, it is subject to abuses," says Wark. "Of course, that didn't concern us when it was the Soviets we were spying on." The CSE has a commissioner, former chief justice Antonio Lamer, whose role is to ensure it obeys the law. But Wark says he doesn't have the power that the Security Intelligence Review Committee has over CSIS. "It's doubtful his presence does anything but stop the most egregious abuses," Wark says. The agency isn't accountable to Parliament or the public. It comes under the umbrella of the Department of National Defence, but its chief, Keith Coulter, reports solely to the Privy Council and the cabinet. "The terrorist act gave the CSE new powers," says Wark. "It now has carte blanche to intercept in Canada." Its access to Echelon provides it the same means worldwide. No international law prohibits or governs the system's use, says Wark, and there is little oversight in any of the member states. In fact, the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations technically prohibits the interception of transmissions in and out of embassies and the U.N. But it is widely accepted, if not acknowledged, that the convention is ignored, says intelligence specialist Bill Robinson, who compiled a comprehensive report on the CSE in the mid-'90s for Project Ploughshares, the anti-war coalition. "I see the value of intelligence for our country," he says, "but it makes me uncomfortable to see an international law flouted." It makes Hans Blix, the chief U.N. weapons inspector in pre-war Iraq, more than uncomfortable. He suspected Echelon had eavesdropped on him last year, and the Clare Short affair in Britain confirmed it for him. He had expected to be bugged by the Iraqis, but being spied on by "the same side" was, Blix said, "disgusting." http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer? pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1078614610093&call _pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154 8336 From: Steve Uhrig Date: Mon Mar 8, 2004 9:28pm Subject: Latest freq allocation chart for U.S. ----------- U.S. RF Frequency Allocation Chart October 2003 http://12.219.193.33/allochrt.pdf Courtesy of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration Office of Spectrum Management ------------ Steve ******************************************************************* Steve Uhrig, SWS Security, Maryland (USA) Mfrs of electronic surveillance equip mailto:Steve@s... website http://www.swssec.com tel +1+410-879-4035, fax +1+410-836-1190 "In God we trust, all others we monitor" ******************************************************************* 8337 From: spectreman51 Date: Mon Mar 8, 2004 4:54pm Subject: Mason A-4 TSCM survellance receiver Hello all. I am wondering if anyone on the list can tell me some info about the Mason A-4 surveillance receiver. I think the freq. coverage is something like 100KHz to 20GHz. Has two seperate spectrum displays, one for RF & one for audio. LED freq. readout. Large suitcase sized unit. Comes with a variety of antennas. I dont have any photos of the unit. A friend of mine has one & I am interested in buying it from him. Any info about this set would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Chris Lumsden Sydney, Australia. 8338 From: Hawkspirit Date: Tue Mar 9, 2004 8:53pm Subject: Historical Bug sweep article Here is the latest addition to the historical bug sweep article collection, enjoy Roger Bugging the Bedroom By by Nicholas Pileggi (drawings by Ken Dallison) Esquire, May 1966 http://bugsweeps.com/info/esquire_5-66.html 8339 From: savanted1 Date: Tue Mar 9, 2004 1:37pm Subject: Wireless Sensor Technology Forum The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and Technology Administration (TA) will host a half-day forum on sensor technologies, entitled "From RFID to Smart Dust: The Expanding Market for Wireless Sensor Technologies." The first panel will address the future market for sensor technologies by examining a variety of wireless sensor technologies, along with the current and potential future uses by industry and government. The second panel will address public policy issues facing sensor technologies such as spectrum use, privacy and security, and intellectual property. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-4420.htm 8340 From: savanted1 Date: Tue Mar 9, 2004 3:56pm Subject: E-mail subpoena ruling hurts law enforcement A federal appeals court has upheld a 2003 ruling that overly broad subpoenas for e-mail can qualify as a computer intrusion subject to federal anti-hacking laws. The defendant in the case, Alwyn Farey-Jones, issued a subpoena for e-mails of two officials of Integrated Capital Associates (ICA),but instead of requesting only e- mails related to the case, or sent within a certain time period, demanded all the e-mails the two officials ever sent. ICA sued Mr. Farey-Jones under three civil computer protection laws, but lost. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit Court found that the subpoena violated two laws, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Stored Communications Act (SCA). The Justice Department has objected to the decision, saying it would hinder law enforcement nationwide. http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8199 8341 From: J Grudko Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004 2:49am Subject: Man hacked cop radio This article speaks for itself... Andy Grudko South Africa Jury: Man hacked cop radio> http://www.madison.com/captimes/news/stories/69518.php By Kevin Murphy Correspondent for The Capital Times March 5, 2004 Federal jurors deliberated more than six hours Thursday before finding a former University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student guilty of two counts of intentionally blocking police radio communications here last year. Rajib Mitra, 25, of Brookfield, who was taken into custody after the verdicts were read, faces up to 20 years in prison at his sentencing by District Judge John Shabaz on May 12. Mitra's attorney, Christopher Van Wagner, said the government only had a circumstantial case against his client, since police never recovered the radio Mitra built and used to disrupt the police radio system 21 times between January and August 2003, and for three hours during a riotous Halloween night on State Street. However, in closing arguments Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim O'Shea said Mitra provided sufficient indirect evidence to find him guilty of the two radio interference crimes with which he was charged. The areas of interference occurred in the 500 and 600 blocks of State Street and near Orchard and Regent, where Mitra had lived and at the times he resided there, O'Shea said. Police called the areas around State Street where Mitra lived from January to August 2003 "a dead zone," O'Shea told jurors. O'Shea disputed Mitra's claim that the interference was an unintended consequence of trying to build a radio that would monitor emergency communications on the city's 800 megahertz trunking radio system. Mitra could have purchased a scanner that would allow him to listen to the radio talk but instead bought a radio with transmitting capabilities. Instead of visiting the Motorola Web site for information on the trunking radio system, Mitra visited Russian hacker Web sites, which showed an intent to disrupt communications, O'Shea said. The "magic radio," as O'Shea called it, didn't have one bad wire that caused it to transmit accidentally. Instead, Mitra targeted the frequencies he wanted to broadcast on and transmitted high-pitched tones, effectively disabling the radio system, O'Shea said. After losing a speeding ticket trial in November, Mitra tried a "new trick" - broadcasting pornographic sounds he downloaded from the Internet, O'Shea said. He broadcast 12 sex-sound files stored on his computer, causing police all over the city of Madison to turn down their radios while in contact with the public, O'Shea said. After police tracked the source of the pornographic broadcast to Mitra's Orchard Street apartment, Mitra threw out the radio but kept the power cord and interface device he built to link it to the computer. Discarding the radio also was proof that Mitra, who had accumulated a roomful of electronic gear, was guilty of the offenses, O'Shea said. "Why did he throw it out? Because he knew it would show he committed the crimes. It would be the primary evidence of his guilt," O'Shea said. Van Wagner argued that Mitra responsibly got rid of the radio he built once he heard the porn sounds, which he listened to for enjoyment, over a separate scanner he operated. Mitra didn't know the police were looking for him as the source of the interference, Van Wagner contended. Otherwise, Mitra also would have tossed out the power cord. The government repeatedly stretched the facts in the case to paint Mitra as a "dangerous computer hacker, a loner who listens to porn audio in the privacy of his bedroom," Van Wagner said. But every witness who knew Mitra testified that he was a respectful, intelligent person, Van Wagner said. 8342 From: Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:09am Subject: surveillance equipment to place inside children's toys or furniture. MercedSun-Star.com Dispatcher detained on child porn By Stacey Wiebe ATWATER -- An Atwater police dispatcher was arrested for viewing and downloading images of child pornography on the job -- and in the midst of dispatching officers to trouble spots all over the city. George Thayer Fowler of Merced, 46, was arrested last Friday afternoon, and was later released from Merced County Jail on his own recognizance, said Deputy District Attorney Bruce Gilbert. Fowler, who has worked for the police department for several years, is accused of five misdemeanor counts of "sexual exploitation" of children. He is charged with downloading "43 photos of nude, pre-pubescent and pubescent boys and girls, 39 of which were saved to CD," according to court documents submitted by Anna Hazel, an investigator with the Merced County District Attorney's Office. "The minors were sexually posed or engaged in various sexual acts with other minors and adult males," the documents read. Atwater City Manager Greg Wellman said Tuesday that Police Chief Richard Hawthorne was instructed by city officials not to comment about the arrest. But Wellman, a spokesman for the city, said the police department is cooperating fully with the district attorney's office. "Upon notification, we made contact with the district attorney's office and we are providing all materials for his office to proceed ahead," Wellman said. "We are doing everything in our means -- as we always have been. "Based on information that Fowler -- who, according to court documents, worked the "midnight shift" -- was viewing child porn at the workplace, monitoring software was installed on all dispatch computers by the Merced County Information Systems Division. An index of various Internet sites visited by Fowler in November and January were then compiled on CD-ROM. It was noted in court documents that "50 separate images of various hard-wired and wireless electronic surveillance devices, receivers, and other peripheral items were found," in addition to child toy and furniture Web sites. According to documents submitted to the court, district attorney's investigators suspect that Fowler might have been surfing for surveillance equipment to place inside children's toys or furniture. Fowler's residence in the 5000 block of North Franklin Road was searched in January. At that time, Fowler said he was investigating child porn because he feared his father-in-law might be involved in some illegal activity. "Fowler denied being interested in or aroused by the photos and stories he viewed on the Internet; however, he admitted that in the months of 11/03 and 12/03 he accessed the child pornography sites daily ... while on duty," the documents read. Fowler later told investigators that he began viewing the sites because he was not able to "perform" sexually and was looking for arousing material in an attempt to cure his dysfunction. "Fowler expressed disgust at the content of the sites, but contended he remained 'curious' and viewing the sites became 'like driving by an accident,'" the documents stated. Former complaints of misconduct dating back to early 2002 were not sustained by former Police Chief Jerry Moore. Hawthorne, then commander of administrative services for the department, warned Fowler twice that he could not use the computers inappropriately. District attorney's investigators also interviewed some of Fowler's co-workers and a young female police Explorer scout, or volunteer. All told authorities that there were rumors of Fowler's activities. The Explorer scout also said she thought it was odd that Fowler kept the door to the dispatcher's office closed at all times. Fowler is scheduled to be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. March 26 in Merced County Superior Court, where he will enter a plea. He is currently on paid administrative leave from the department, according to court documents. Reporter Stacey Wiebe can be reached at 385-2455 or swiebe@m.... Posted on 03/10/04 00:30:00 http://www.mercedsun-star.com/local/policecalls/story/8256408p-9101179c.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8343 From: Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004 5:46pm Subject: USA government abolishes the capital punishment Request [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 8344 From: Hawkspirit Date: Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:28pm Subject: Roger Tolces and Howard Hughes For those of you that might be interested, one of the first clients that I did audio work for was Howard Hughes. http://bugsweeps.com/info/howard_hughes.html 8345 From: David Alexander Date: Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:26am Subject: Firms turning to 'hi-tech snooping' Firms are increasingly using technology to monitor their staff because of a lack of privacy rights, a report says http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3500320.stm David Alexander Dbi Consulting Ltd Stoneleigh Park Mews Stoneleigh Abbey Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8 2DB Office : 01926 515515 Mobile: 07836 332576 Email : David.Alexander@d... Have you visited our website? http://www.dbiconsulting.co.uk 8346 From: Ocean Group Date: Fri Mar 12, 2004 5:51am Subject: Mossad Mobile... Comments? Remote data erasure etc....? http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001876453_mossad11.html March 11, 2004 By The Associated Press and Reuters JERUSALEM - A cellphone belonging to the chief of the Israeli Mossad spy agency was stolen last month, and the theft might compromise sensitive security information, police said yesterday. Mossad chief Meir Dagan's phone has not been found, and no suspects have been arrested, said Israeli police spokesman Gil Kleiman. The phone was taken from Dagan's car in Tel Aviv last month, police said. It was unclear if the theft was random or intended to obtain security information. The cellphone may have contained telephone numbers, ranks and other information on top Israeli security officials and access to the army's Internet network, Israeli media reported. To be extra safe, Mossad ordered the phone company to remotely erase the memory on Dagan's handset. "There were quite a few numbers of agents and secret service heads stored there. We did not want embarrassing exposure for them too," one source said. On Feb. 8, an Israeli TV station reported the theft of a sensitive item from a security official, but military censorship banned publication of further details until yesterday. Dagan, a counterterrorism expert and former army general, was appointed to head the Mossad in 2002. 8347 From: Cornolio Date: Fri Mar 12, 2004 9:57am Subject: Re: Mossad Mobile... On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 11:51:16AM +0000, Ocean Group wrote: > Comments? Remote data erasure etc....? Maybe it would be possible to erase the numbers in the SIM trough the 'SIM-toolkit'. However, if the phone would allow the SIM to be erased, it would probably also let you read the complete content. I find it hard to believe someone in that position is using a phone with these features enabled. Not to mention the fact he should have NEVER left his phone unattended. Greetings, Barry Wels 8348 From: savanted1 Date: Fri Mar 12, 2004 3:10pm Subject: FBI pushes for broadband wiretap powers A proposal submitted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 10, 2004 would require all broadband Internet providers, including cable modem and DSL companies, to "rewire" their networks to allow for wiretapping by law enforcement. Under the proposal, existing broadband providers would have 15 months to comply, while new providers would have to be immediately compliant. If accepted, the proposal could have far-reaching consequences for broadband services providers. The FBI, the US Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration view the changes as essential in the fight against crime and terrorism. The proposal states: "The ability of federal, state and local law enforcement to carry out critical electronic surveillance is being compromised today." It is unclear when a decision on the proposal can be expected. http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5172719.html 8349 From: Ocean Group Date: Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:33am Subject: IT Eavesdropping... Senators Try to Smoke Out Spyware By Brian Krebs washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Tuesday, March 2, 2004; 4:21 PM Three U.S. senators are tackling the growing problem of "spyware," software programs that track what people do online, alter their Web browser settings and turn their computers into unwitting Internet advertising generators. The "SPYBLOCK" Act, which was introduced late last week, would make it illegal to use the Internet to install software on people's computers without their consent, and require companies that offer software downloads to provide more disclosure about what the programs do and what information they collect. The bill also would require Internet ads generated by the software to be clearly labeled. The bill would allow states to sue violators in federal court and would call on the Federal Trade Commission to impose fines and civil penalties under consumer protection laws. "Computer users should have the security of knowing their privacy isn't being violated by software parasites that have secretly burrowed into their hard drive," said Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who introduced the bill along with Sens. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). The bill is similar to legislation offered last year by Rep. Mary Bono (R-Calif.). Computer users often wind up with spyware on their PCs after downloading "free" software such as programs that let them share digital music files. It often piggybacks on free versions of media players, download managers or online greeting cards. Non-invasive versions of those programs are sometimes are called "adware." Companies that use it usually say so and allow users to disable the ads by paying a small fee to license the full version of the product. Still, the lawmakers said many companies that bundle adware with other software do not explain clearly enough how marketers will use the information those programs collect. More aggressive forms of adware and spyware can install themselves through so-called "drive-by downloads," where consumers unknowingly download invasive programs by browsing a particular Web site. Much like a computer virus, spyware can be difficult for a non-technologically savvy user to remove and it frequently saps the victim's computer processing power and Internet connection speeds. Spyware has existed for years -- the first legislation that took a shot at it came from Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) four years ago -- but the problem is becoming more widespread, prompting fresh annoyance from Internet users and calls to bring it to a halt. "The major concern here is user control and transparency," said Ari Schwartz, associate director at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Democracy and Technology. "We've found that many consumers do not understand what they're getting themselves into when they download software." The bill probably will not cut down on the worst kinds of spyware -- programs that exploit computer security flaws to hijack Internet connections or install "dialer programs" that force the computer to call expensive online 1-900 adult services -- said Stewart Baker, an attorney at Washington law firm Steptoe & Johnson. In that sense, Baker said, it is a lot like the CAN-SPAM Act, which many computer experts said has done little to combat the skyrocketing problem of unsolicited bulk e-mail since it became law in January. "If you apply the mailbox test, the spam law hasn't had a significant effect. It would be nice to see the spam law working as intended before we say we want to follow the same route with spyware," said Baker, who advises Internet service providers on complying with the new spam law. Several of the nation's largest Internet service providers, including America Online and Earthlink, provide free software for their subscribers to scan their computers for spyware threats. There are other anti-spyware programs available for downloading, but CDT's Schwartz warned that some unscrupulous marketers are selling programs that claim to get rid of spyware but surreptitiously install it. Last fall, the FTC accused a tiny company called D Squared Solutions of extorting computer users by inundating them with pop-up ads to promote software that purportedly blocked the exact kinds of ads it was sending. The FTC said D Squared bombarded computers with ads funneled through a security hole in a seldom-used program that runs by default on all recent Microsoft Windows PCs. Microsoft has since issued a patch to close the security hole and has said it will turn off the program via its next major software update later this year. That case is slated to go to trial next month. The commission is scheduled to hold a public workshop on spyware, adware and other software on April 19, 2004. 8350 From: Steve Weinert at Excel.Net Date: Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:09pm Subject: Re: Mossad Mobile... > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 11:51:16AM +0000, Ocean Group wrote: > > Comments? Remote data erasure etc....? > > > Maybe it would be possible to erase the numbers in the SIM trough > the 'SIM-toolkit'. However, if the phone would allow the SIM to be > erased, it would probably also let you read the complete content. > > I find it hard to believe someone in that position is using a phone > with these features enabled. Not to mention the fact he should have > NEVER left his phone unattended. I wouldn't assume anything like it being left unattended without a purpose. 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Simply the best ! ----------------------------------------------- New professional customers Amt für Geoinformationswesen der Bundeswehr, Fachinformationsstelle, Traben-Trarbach, Germany Bundesamt für Polizei, Bibliothek und Dokumentation, Berne, Switzerland Embassy of India, Naval Wing, Naval Attaché, Berlin, Germany Grintek Ewation, Pretoria, South Africa (Republic of) Indian Army, Directorate of Signal Intelligence, New Delhi, India Ministere de la Defense, Armee de l'Air, Base Aerienne 123, Escadron de Soutien du Ravitaillement Technique, Commandement 2C123, Orleans Armees, France Ministry of Defence, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, India Norwegian Intelligence Service, Bedriftssenter, Logistics Office, Oslo, Norway 8353 From: Date: Sun Mar 14, 2004 2:08pm Subject: File - mission.txt TSCM-L Technical Security Mailing List Dedicated to TSCM specialists engaging in expert technical and analytical research for the detection, nullification, and isolation of eavesdropping devices, wiretaps, bugging devices, technical surveillance penetrations, technical surveillance hazards, and physical security weaknesses. This also includes bug detection, bug sweep, and wiretap detection services. Special emphasis is given to detecting and countering espionage and other threats and activities directed by foreign intelligence services against the United States Government, United States corporations, establishments, and citizens. The list includes technical discussion regarding the design and construction of SCIF facilities, Black Chambers, and Screen Rooms. This list is also for discussing DIAM 50-3, NSA-65, and DCID 1/21, 1/22 compliance. The primary goal and mission of this list is to "raise the bar" and increase the level of professionalism present within the TSCM business. The secondary goal of this list is to increase the quality and effectiveness of our efforts so that we give spies and eavesdroppers no quarter, and to neutralize all of their espionage efforts. This mailing list is moderated by James M. Atkinson and sponsored by Granite Island Group as a public service to the TSCM, Counter Intelligence, and technical security community. 8354 From: Steve Uhrig Date: Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:10pm Subject: B&K 2650 handheld SA Has anyone had a chance to evaluate the B&K 2650 handheld spectrum analyzer recently announced? Coverage to 3.3 gigs, which was a weakness in the Sperry/ProTek model. The mfr can't get one to me for evaluation until the end of the month. I'm looking for a quick report on it for a particular project. Please contact me if you've had your hands on this piece, or actually seen one in the flesh. http://bkprecision.com/www/np_search_model9.asp?model=2650 Tks .... Steve ******************************************************************* Steve Uhrig, SWS Security, Maryland (USA) Mfrs of electronic surveillance equip mailto:Steve@s... website http://www.swssec.com tel +1+410-879-4035, fax +1+410-836-1190 "In God we trust, all others we monitor" ******************************************************************* 8355 From: Steve Uhrig Date: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:47pm Subject: Nextel alert for undercovers Released by DEA earlier today: ----------------------------- NEXTEL ALERT FOR UNDERCOVERS Be advised that yesterday we learned a very disturbing feature about our Nextels. An SFPD undercover officer, who was doing some buys in one of our cases, was compromised for the following reason. He provided the crook with his Nextel cell phone as a UC contact number. He changed his voicemail and left a message using his UC name (matching his UC cover). The crook called the # and when it rang over to voicemail he pushed Option 1. Option 1, identifies the owner/operator of the phone. If you recall when you first activated your Nextel you had to call in and leave your name (or something to like that) on a Nextel recording. Anyway, that original voice recording is in EVERYONE's Nextel memory and can easily be accessed. In our case, the crook got the UCs real name and entered it into Google. Within minutes the crook learned that the UC was in an SFPD Officer who was in an officer involved shooting several years ago. The incident made the paper and is forever memorialized on the internet. It probably took all of five minutes to figure this out. As a side-note, I entered my name in Google last night and it immediately gave links to, among other things, DEA watch ("evaluations" are posted), the results of every road race I have run as well as my wife's alumni records, church newsletters that get posted on their website. DEA Tech took the time to figure out how to disable this function (refer below) on our Nextels. I advise anyone who does UC work to do the same. He sent it to a few people in the division who do UC work but you all should be advised of the same. -----Original Message----- CALL YOUR CELL # ONCE YOUR VOICE MAIL KICKS IN PRESS #1, THIS WILL VERIFY IF YOUR NAME IS RECORDED FROM THE INTIAL ACTIVATION. IF THIS IS THE CASE, DO THE FOLLOWING; 1. CALL YOUR VOICE MAIL AND ENTER CODE, AS IF RETRIEVING MESSAGE 2. HIT OPTION #4 - PERSONAL OPTIONS 3. HIT OPTION #4 - PERSONAL PREFERENCES 4. THEN HIT DELETE KEY #3 TO DELETE NAME DO A RE-TEST USING ABOVE VOICEMAIL RETRIEVAL TO VERIFY YOUR NAME IS DELETED. ------------------- Steve ******************************************************************* Steve Uhrig, SWS Security, Maryland (USA) Mfrs of electronic surveillance equip mailto:Steve@s... website http://www.swssec.com tel +1+410-879-4035, fax +1+410-836-1190 "In God we trust, all others we monitor" *******************************************************************