Magic Lantern (Software)

With Magic Lantern (English Magic Lamp ) is a technology developed by the U.S. FBI spying software. Unlike the network sniffer of the FBI, called Carnivore ( in German: carnivores ), it is sent to the auszuspionierende victims and installs itself secretly on their computer system.

There was a rumor that anti-virus software makers like McAfee or Symantec wanted to prevent the discovery of this Keyloggingsoftware by their anti-virus products on the basis of an agreement with the FBI. This she denied but soon afterwards.