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'Carnivore' Internet wiretap gets new

'Carnivore' Internet wiretap gets new name - February 14, 2001: "The controversial Internet surveillance tool known as 'Carnivore' has been renamed DCS1000, a name devoid of any negative associations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday." In a related move, the Department of Justice announced that henceforth the 'death penalty' will be called 'statutory redemption.'