For both governments and business the security of the internet
- seen the development of powerful encryption.
- is vital.
- to do that securely and covertly.
But today, the digital revolution has
- spawned a powerful new form of covert communication.
- want to hide information.
- enables any type of digital file.
And you'll notice that these things
- enables any type of digital file.
- allows secret information to be hidden.
- look identical.
The hidden message is
- look identical.
- protected by a password.
- be something much more sinister.
So how does steganography
- perform this magic disappearing act?
- is made up of thousands of pixels.
- digital watermarks on pictures.
The fear is that steganography could
- to be realised in the aftermath of September 11.
- poses as a sort of a haystack.
- turn the internet into the ultimate "dead drop".
The program
- runs and performs a detailed analysis of each image and audio file.
- the investigation and the recovery of that information.
- continue to use.
Whether you ban it or not, steganography still
- be focussing on.
- presents intelligence agencies with a huge challenge.
- be made illegal.
We might not
- to consort with other people.
- is out there.
- know how widespread its use is.
US law enforcement agencies
- are their major customers.
- is developing at breakneck speed.
- be banned althogether.