Bellovin

Steven Bellovin , a Columbia University computer-science professor and an expert in Internet security, said prosecutors have to be cautious to ensure that they've found not just the guilty computer, but the guilty person, a nuance that has sometimes resulted in false arrests because criminals hack into others' systems.

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"Sometimes kids walk down the street snapping car antennas and tires," says AT&T's Bellovin, "and sometimes they take out Yahoo and CNN."

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"Any time something is tappable there is a risk," Bellovin says.

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Columbia's Bellovin says the flaws are appalling and show that the FBI fails to appreciate the risk from insiders.

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"Any time something is tappable there is a risk," Bellovin says.

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Bellovin says any wiretap system faces a slew of risks, such as surveillance targets discovering a tap, or an outsider or corrupt insider setting up unauthorized taps.

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Bellovin says any wiretap system faces a slew of risks, such as surveillance targets discovering a tap, or an outsider or corrupt insider setting up unauthorized taps.

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Columbia's Bellovin says the flaws are appalling and show that the FBI fails to appreciate the risk from insiders.

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But Bellovin points out the system described could not forward all the internet data flowing into the room.

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Bellovin was one of the technical experts who looked at the documents for Wired News.

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