that the US “law enforcement” community seems to be doing its utmost to capitalize on the events post-9/11 as much as they have been. They know people are scared and somewhat confused, and they are very deliberately rolling out plans that under different circumstances would engender howls of protest. The latest, of course, is the FBI’s Magic Lantern, which is nothing more than keystroke logging software that can be remotely installed. The generic category for such software is, “trojan horse” and such things are usually attempted by black-hat crackers.