Posted on 01/08/2003 7:07:08 AM PST by CT
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:00:13 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The head of a computer firm wants the independent commission named to investigate September 11 intelligence failures to review accusations that his software-tracking program, which he says the Justice Department stole, was diverted to Osama bin Laden.
William H. Hamilton, president of Inslaw Inc., said the commission
(Excerpt) Read more at dynamic.washtimes.com ...
We know the software exists. Now we see it may have been used to cause harm to the US.
Certainly would seem worth while to do a little more digging if the story keeps popping up as a legitimate piece of news. Especially if it is now tied to 9-11.
PING!
INTELLIGENCE - UNDERMANNED AND UNSUPPORTED
ECHELON AND OTHER HIGH TECHNOLOGY
FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
NATIVE AMERICANS
*BODY COUNT* RESEARCH PROJECT
WACO FREEPER ALTERNATIVE THEORIES
WACO WMD THEORY
Updated 11:54 AM ET August 25, 2000
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian police are investigating whether U.S. and Israeli spies used rigged computer software to hack into Canada's top secret intelligence files, the Toronto Star newspaper said Friday.
The paper said the probe revolved around Promis, a software program first developed to assist prosecutors in the United States Department of Justice which was the centre of a U.S. scandal a decade ago.
The Star said police were probing whether the software -- used by the Mounties and Canada's spy service to co-ordinate secret investigations -- had been rigged with a so-called "trap door" allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data.
"That could include economic intelligence on trading partners, detailed information on the whereabouts of terrorism suspects in Canada or strategic information on the positions Canada intends to take in international relations," it said.
The Mounties did not return calls seeking comment on the llegations and no one was immediately available at the Israeli or U.S. embassies.
Promis was developed by U.S. company Inslaw Inc., which alleged in the late 1980s that the U.S. government had stolen their software and -- working with Israel -- pedaled pirated versions to intelligence agencies around the world. The case was eventually thrown out of court.
The Toronto Star said the Mounties had interviewed a number of people linked to the Promis affair to see whether there might have been a breach in Canadian national security.
Canada's national counterintelligence agency said in a June report that friendly nations were making concerted efforts to steal sensitive technology and information.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service said outsiders were particularly interested in aerospace, biotechnology, chemicals, communications, information technology, mining and metallurgy, nuclear energy, oil and gas, and the environment. : ^ REUTERS@
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