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Carnivore

FBI controversial surveillance system to monitor online traffic through ISPs
Tracked because FBI controversial surveillance system to monitor online traffic through ISPs · 5 documented connections
Facts on record2
Connections mapped5
Sources cited19
Evidence: 2S
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Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
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Connection Map
Key Connections
← DCS-3000 instrument
technology evolution
DCS-3000 surveillance system evolved from earlier Carnivore system
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 149d ago · Avg age: 673d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Carnivore filed filing with the SEC on 2025-02-14. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2025-02-14 Added: 13 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: SEC EDGAR: filing — Carnivore (2025-02-14)
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No usaspending contracts found for "Carnivore" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Carnivore — USASpending contracts (no results)
All Connections (5)
co-listed_entity inferential since 2026
Listed in the same database entry for 'Carnivore' as part of a string of related investigative/surveillance terms.
← DCS-3000 instrument
technology evolution confirmed
DCS-3000 surveillance system evolved from earlier Carnivore system
← Red Hook instrument
technology/system relationship inferential since 2023
Listed as a known entity adjacent to 'Red Hook' and 'Investigative Data Warehouse (IDW)', likely as a surveillance or data system in a similar domain.
related_system inferential since 2000
Carnivore was an FBI email surveillance system that operated under the framework of the Domestic Investigative Operational Guidelines for electronic surveillance.
← Marcia Hofmann person
litigation / advocacy inferential since 2000
Marcia Hofmann was involved in legal or policy work regarding the FBI's Carnivore internet surveillance system, likely through EFF.
Sources (19)
2023-08-15 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Carnivore (2023-08-15) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-02-27 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Carnivore (2025-02-27) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2023-08-15 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — CLEVER CARNIVORE, INC. (2023-08-15) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-20 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Carnivore (2026-05-20) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-11-05 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Carnivore (2025-11-05) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-03-27 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — Clever Carnivore Sep 2025 a Series of CGF2021 LLC (2026-03-27) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-02-27 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D/A — PNTHR FUNDS, Carnivore Quant Fund, LP (2025-02-27) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-11-05 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — CLEVER CARNIVORE, INC. (2025-11-05) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-02-14 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — PNTHR FUNDS, Carnivore Quant Fund, LP (2025-02-14) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-03-27 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Carnivore (2026-03-27) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-20 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — Carnivore Bar Inc (2026-05-20) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2011-06-21 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Carnivore (2011-06-21) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-02-14 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Carnivore (2025-02-14) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Carnivore — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Carnivore — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Carnivore — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Carnivore — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Carnivore — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-02-14 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Carnivore (2025-02-14) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt