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Old 21-03-2004, 18:04   #8
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Re: Echelon test
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Originally Posted by Russ D
You've heard of Echelon, right? The system that the government 'supposedly' has in place which searches our emails, telephones etc for certain 'trigger' words such as 'bomb', 'assasination' and so forth, all in the name of national security.

I've just read in FHM you can try a little test to see it in action. Sign out of msn, then send to your hotmail address from another mail account an email with 'Blair/Bush assasination attempt' in the subject line. Wait a few minutes then send yourself another email but leave the subject and message blank. Wait another few minutes and sign back in to hotmail.

The 'Blair/Bush' email will get there after the second one you sent. I wonder where it went first.....
I hope that the Echelon software allows for spelling mistakes, otherwise the 'assasination' bit will sail merrily through, undetected.
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