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Would-be whistleblower indicted for keyboard tap
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-03-24

A former claims adjuster for a U.S. insurance company is the first to be charged under federal wiretap law for the covert use of a hardware keystroke logger, after he was caught using the device while secretly helping consumer attorneys gather information to use against his own company.

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He's not the police... He had no warrant... 2004-03-27
Anonymous
First off, claims that he was trying to build a legal case should be discounted. There's no reason to believe it, and nothing would prevent anyone doing anything illegial from claiming that they were doing "the right thing".

Second, he was not in-league with the police, so he has no authority to...

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