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usb keyloggers

are these legal? if so where can I buy them?

kitesurfer Fri 21/11/08 18:52

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ACtheTROLL
Fri 21/11/08
19:19

yes and no
just like a knife or gun - having one isn't always illegal .... it's the use you put it to
why would you want to?
don't you think a usb device is going to be a bit obvious

but the main question is why would you want to?

MTbowels
Fri 21/11/08
21:58

You can buy them on many websites on the internet. Just Google "keyloggers".

As for justifiable uses, there are lots.

In my office, we had a security guard that was spending hours on his nightshift looking at p0rn on computers that had to be 24-7. Yes, we had sophisticated website blockers and other technical stuff on the servers that could have stopped him and recorded the activity, but we found it much easier to plug a forty quid keylogger in place instead. The keylogger is invisible in "My Computer" until a special password is entered after which the data can be downloaded to a USB key. The security guard was confronted with the evidence and promptly sacked.

All the same, I do appreciate that they can be a curse if used incorrectly. I know someone who uses one to monitor his children's internet usage - these keys can store around a year of keystrokes. The ethics of this are debatable.

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