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From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Date: 20011225
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Anonymous e-mail not targeted yet

Associated Press

Tuesday, December 25, 2001

For years, anonymous e-mail has been a choice tool for whistle- blowers, human rights activists and undercover sources looking to protect themselves while imparting vital information.

Anonymous online communication could just as easily be used by terrorists to plot attacks or send threats.

Yet little has changed since Sept. 11 for users and operators of Internet-based anonymous e-mail servers, which launder messages by deleting identifying information, rendering them virtually untraceable.

Now there are indications ...

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