rica and its millions of computer users, television watchers, and radio listeners? The fact is typical American users don’t have any idea that this technology exists. At any given moment, any member of the U.S. government that has access to the technology could go park their van a mile away from your house, point their antenna at you and be able to see what you are watching on TV, what you are working on or watching on your computer, be able to know what you are printing on your printer, what you are listening to on your stereo, how many appliances you are using and most likely which ones they are. This is the kind of power that the American government holds over the public, they are able to invade our households, and our privacy, and we will not even know it. “They don’t even need a search warrant to be able to use this since they are not actually invading your home in any physical way, although any information that they gather can be used against you in any way.” (Personal interview) So what is available to the public in way of keeping privacy and security in our homes? What is on the public market for us? According to Electronic Business:Increasingly, peripherals, computer systems, communication links, and avionics must adhere to the strict TEMPEST standards which are designed to keep spies from penetrating radio frequency and electromagnetic emanations from data processing hardware. TEMPEST has various forms: filter networks for capacitors and conductors, insulated connectors, tube shields and wire wraps which can keep antennas attached to satellites from receiving electromagnetic and radio frequency signals. Only members of the Industrial TEMPEST Program have access to the NACSIM 5100A technical standards. Due to the premium put on product design, TEMPEST products have a premium price. The IBM PC XT, which usually costs less than $3,000 is priced at over $9,000 if it will meet the TEMPEST standards. (K...
