Guest BlackSun Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Devices capture everything you ever type, then can send it via your ethernet card to the Dept. of Homeland Security without your knowledge, consent or a search warrant each time you log onto the internet! Freedom Of Information Act Requests For Explanation From DHS, refused. I was opening up my almost brand new laptop, to replace a broken PCMCIA slot riser on the motherboard. As soon as I got the keyboard off, I noticed a small cable running from the keyboard connection underneath a piece of metal protecting the motherboard. I figured "No Big Deal", and continued with the disassembly. But when I got the metal panels off, I saw a small white heatshink-wrapped package. Being ever-curious, I sliced the heatshrink open. I found a little circuit board inside. Being an EE by trade, this piqued my curiosity considerably. On one side of the board, one Atmel AT45D041A four megabit Flash memory chip. On the other side, one Microchip Technology PIC16F876 Programmable Interrupt Controller, along with a little Fairchild Semiconductor CD4066BCM quad bilateral switch. Looking further, I saw that the other end of the cable was connected to the integrated ethernet board. What could this mean? I called the manufacturer's tech support about it, and they said, and I quote, "The intregrated service tag identifier is there for assisting customers in the event of lost or misplaced personal information." He then hung up. A little more research, and I found that that board spliced in between the keyboard and the ethernet chip is little more than a Keyghost hardware keylogger. The reasons a computer manufacturer would put this in their laptops can only be left up to your imagination. It would be very impractical to hand-analyze the logs, and very CPU-intensive to do so on a computer for every person that purchased a laptop. Why are these keyloggers here? I recently almost found out. I called the police, as having a keylogger unknown to me in my laptop is a serious offense. They told me to call the Department of Homeland Security. At this point, I am in disbelief. Why would the DHS have a keylogger in my laptop? It was surreal. So I called them, and they told me to submit a Freedom of Information Act request. This is what I got back: . Under the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) the only items exempt from public disclosure are items relating to "law enforcement tools and techniques" and "items relating to national security." The real life implications of this are plain: Computer manufacturers appear to be cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security to make every person who buys a new computer subject to immediate, unrestricted government recording of everything they do on those computers! EVERYTHING! This information can be sent to DHS, online, without your knowledge or consent, without a search warrant or even probable cause! That's why this device is hard-wired directly into the ethernet card, which communicates over the internet! I am not certain how long this information will be permitted to remain online for all the world to see before the government takes some type of action to attempt to have it removed from public view. I URGE you to take copy of this page immediately and spread this information to everyone you know immediately! The more people who find out about this, the more can protect themselves and raise a HUGE outcry to force government and computer manufacturers to immediately CEASE installing these devices in new computers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Personally Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Personally I think your a fuc** moron. This is not even done on government machines much less a personal computer. It would be to tedious and time consuming to log all that crap from each specific person in the world. You fu**s keep reaching a new low. I woult think they did this on their own computers and gear before just doing it to random computers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Human Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 You don't need an ethernet card to get online while using broadband. This old adorable computer of mine doesn't have one, and I'm on broadband. The crazy thing is that it works faster than my other computer, which is considered sleek, ultra fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_Wilbur Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 BlackSun, Your past virus information was good, but this story is a complete hoax with intention of scaring people. Please refrain from posting information like this in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSun Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Luke that post was not from me. Someone was using my screename to discredit me. I am sorry for everyone reading such a pathetic post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_Wilbur Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Blacksun, You IP is different, so I will take your word. I do understand what the big deal is but lets just end it. This wastes too much time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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