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Use a Honeypot, Go to Prison?
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-04-16

SAN FRANCISCO--Using a honeypot to detect and surveil computer intruders might put you on the working end of federal wiretapping beef, or even get you sued by the next hacker that sticks his nose in the trap, a Justice Department attorney warned Wednesday.

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Use a Honeypot, Go to Prison? 2003-04-18
Anonymous
In the article Mr. Salgado states

"But that monitoring is what federal criminal law calls "interception of communications," said Salgado, a felony that carries up to five years in prison"

How does this effect IDS systems like SNORT, ISS RealSecure, etc. Those systems are designed to "intercep...

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