How did the DEA read my E-mail?

[Guvna]

The part that worries me the most is how the emails were printed and given to the lawyer as if he had just sent or received one. THAT is scary.

 

[KA-BAR]

They cant read shit if its torched. I think they illegally take info somehow from a virus.

They can read anything they want. They can pull bits and pieces of data off that hard-drive even if you take it apart and dump it in water. They can just use special equipment to read the disc platters (they look like a bunch of cd's all stacked on top of one another) in that drive. A little late now but for "next time" get a flash drive or something similar. Everything you surf, i.e. ALL your internet activity can go right to the flash drive and never "see" the internal hard-drive. Other wise the only type of program that will erase it completely is a program like "kill-disk" that actually erases each data "sector" on the drive. It literally "kills" everything on there. It takes hours or days depending on the level of security you want. This is what the government uses if they have to "clean" or eliminate highly sensitive or secret info on secured governmental computers before destroying the hard-drives(they can't just throw them away, for obvious reasons). Bottom line: Safety is NOT convenient. Get a cheap throw-away machine that you use only for sensitive email that doesn't need to be real high-tech and make sure you can get rid of it or hide it in a hurry. Remember, in the 1980's they used payphones and pagers!

 

[rdream13]

I cant remember where I read it, but Windows also keeps a log of what you did online (not internet files). you can only access it in safe mode threw command prompt and its a pain in the ass to delete, but its there and it is recording.

Another reason I hate Windows, but these days you really cant get by without it.

 

[Snypr]

get yourselves a degausser. Data is destroyed. Period!

Wish I had more K to give ya. Been trying to figure out the spelling of that since I first heard about it. Wasn't even sure if it was real.

 

[iHulk]

put this to rest already.

 

[KenBraggofCarroltonGA]

How can I clean my HD?
Uhhh, wipe it off with a napkin

 

[neeves187]

Quick little bit of knowledge

I know somebody that works @ Microsoft and he basically said that each time you press down one of those letters on your keyboard, there are ways to track exactly what letter you're pressing, when you're pressing it, and from where (your location) you're pressing it. If your must use your computer to communicate in an illegal fashion then simply read the above messages. There seems to be a bunch of very smart people posting to this thread, but unless you're Bill Gates you haven't a clue of what kind of surveillance the DEA has. Be safe.

 

[gymratforlife]

Quick little bit of knowledge

I know somebody that works @ Microsoft and he basically said that each time you press down one of those letters on your keyboard, there are ways to track exactly what letter you're pressing, when you're pressing it, and from where (your location) you're pressing it. If your must use your computer to communicate in an illegal fashion then simply read the above messages. There seems to be a bunch of very smart people posting to this thread, but unless you're Bill Gates you haven't a clue of what kind of surveillance the DEA has. Be safe.

So basically if you use your computer for ANY illegal activites you can be very well fucked any time.

 

[perp69]

So basically if you use your computer for ANY illegal activites you can be very well fucked any time.

Ding Ding Ding We have winner. The Patriot Act, Carnivore, NSA, etc allows the gov the right to treat anyone like a terrorist, communist, whatever (especially anything to do with drugs including steriods) and use any of their newly given powers to sniff thru your records at their whim. So basically if you say it over the phone or type it on the internet then it can be seen or listened to by them and your screwed. Bush has been on TV trying to get some of these provisions renewed or made permanet parts in the Patriot Act. We are slowly moving towards a police state.

 

[raze]

Keep A Big Ass Magnet Near Ur Computer :d