FBI Spyware Called CIPAV

September 25. 2008

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller

The FBI is in possession of a spyware program called CIPAV, which accesses your computer without permission, monitors and captures its contents and all your internet activity, forwarding it to the Bureau. The program was originally designed to catch criminals, but the FBI, under George Bush, has extended its use to spy on innocent Americans, under the guise of national security, much like with the Patriot Act abuses. 

The fact of the matter is, without proper court approval, CIPAV has been used for partisan political gain as well, to spy on and mine targets computers, which is un-constitutional and very illegal. It is clear, under Robert Mueller, a man of very questionable character, America has become a surveillance state, with the government forgetting the laws upon which the nation is based.

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FBI remotely installs spyware to trace bomb threat

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