ComputerCOP: dubious safety software distributed by police angencies leaves users vulnerable

BoerenkoolMetWorst · Oct 2, 2014

The way ComputerCOP works is neither safe nor secure. It isn’t particularly effective either, except for generating positive PR for the law enforcement agencies distributing it. As security software goes, we observed a product with a keystroke-capturing function, also called a “keylogger,” that could place a family’s personal information at extreme risk by transmitting what a user types over the Internet to third-party servers without encryption. That means many versions of ComputerCOP leave children (and their parents, guests, friends, and anyone using the affected computer) exposed to the same predators, identity thieves, and bullies that police claim the software protects against.
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/...rnet-safety-software-hundreds-police-agencies

Dermot7 · Oct 4, 2014

A county sheriff from Limestone, Alabama is sticking by his department's endorsement of ComputerCOP, a shady piece of software given to parents to monitor their kids online. Other law enforcement agencies, it appears, have followed that example.
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...ercop-keylogger-could-have-stopped-columbine/

Veeshush · Oct 4, 2014

Not to mention the severe lack of trust of having a family member using it to spy on another.

In our tests, ComputerCOP was so unwieldy to use that it’s possible that very few people actually use it. But even if it’s a pointless giveaway from the police, it’s still being purchased with our tax dollars and other public funds. As law enforcement agencies around the country face budgetary shortfalls, spending $25,000 on an ineffective product is not only unwise, but fiscally irresponsible.
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That software is so junky it's embarrassing someone ever payed money for it.

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