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Eye on America (Computer Spying) Part I #700952

CBS Evening News for Monday, May 13, 2002
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

(Kennewick, WA: Wyatt Andrews) The use of computer keystroke capture programs to monitor another person's activities on their computers examined; scenes shown of how Investigator works. [Program inventor Richard EATON - says the programs keep track of everything that is done on another computer; says the program records passwords and credit card numbers.] [Business owner John HAMMEL - says employees cannot go to porn sites while at work.] [Parent Robert COLERIDGE - says eavesdropping is an invasion of privacy, but "protection is not".] [Daughter Amy COLERIDGE - says the software scares her.] ["Privacy Times" editor Evan HENDRICKS - describes how the program can be misused.]

Reporter(s):
Andrews, Wyatt;
Rather, Dan
Duration:
00:03:30

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