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(2:40 PM 4/28/2003, Internet Policy News Page4of8 b6 -5 bI7c -5 Hackers can also evade honeytokens by compressing and password-protecting the information they steal, thereby changing or hiding the data, like fake Social Security numbers or typos, in memos that the sniffers are searching for. And "phone home" honeytokens designed to trace users could be thwarted if opened only on computers disconnected from the Internet. Some experts are also worried about the possibility that using honeytokens could violate the federal Wiretap Act, which places limits on intercepting and monitoring electronic communications. Richard Salgado, senior counsel for the Justice Department's computer crime and intellectual property unit, has said that very little law governs this new area and that security technicians should consult first their lawyers. Mr. Spitzner said that he was less worried about the law than about smart hackers. Honeytokens cannot solve all problems, he said. "But they can make avery simple and powerful tool in a security arsenal." Errata Washington Post, Saturday, April 26, 2003; Page E01 Blacklisted E-Mailers Sue Anti-Spam Groups By Jonathan Krim, Washington Post Staff Writer A recently formed group of e-mail marketers has opened a new front in the escalating war over unsolicited e-mail, suing several organizations that track and "blacklist" alleged spammers so that their messages will be rejected by Internet service networks, EMarketersAmerica.org, a nonprofit Florida corporation, charges that spam-tracking groups falsely accuse legitimate marketers of being spammers and ruin their businesses by blacklisting and harassing them. The tracking groups, which include Spews.org and Spamhaus.org, keep databases of information about accused spammers, publishing as much personal information about them as is available, b6 -5 i b7c -5 FBI(19-cv-1495)-2164