Topic: SPY - on December 6, 2006 at 1:34:00 PM CET
The FBI can turn your cell phone into a listening device. Even if it's off.
A recent court ruling in a case against the Genovese crime family revealed that the FBI has the ability from a remote location to activate a cell phone and turn its microphone into a listening device that transmits to an FBI listening post, a method known as a "roving bug." Experts say the only way to defeat it is to remove the cell phone battery.
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Topic: SPY - on March 14, 2005 at 12:31:00 PM CET
The National Security Agency
Internet wiretapping mixes "protected" and targeted messages, Info Age requires rethinking 4th Amendment limits and policies, National Security Agency told Bush administration.
Updated - March 11, 2005
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Topic: SPY - on March 4, 2005 at 4:51:00 PM CET
Offiziell genehmigtes Datamining einer Geheimdienst-Mailingliste
Mit offizieller Genehmigung der Datenschutzkommission im österreichischen Bundeskanzleramt hat Quintessenz, ein in Wien beheimateter Verein zur Wiederherstellung der Bürgerrechte im Informationszeitalter, eine umfangreiche Mailingliste des US-Geheimdienstes National Security Agency (NSA) einem Datamining unterzogen.
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Topic: SPY - on August 17, 2004 at 6:36:00 PM CEST
McGreevey ‘sex scandal’ was an Israeli Intelligence operation
Two sources close to McGreevey, and who refused to have their names mentioned, said the man involved in the affair was Golan Cipel, an Israeli whom McGreevey met during one of his trips to Israel.
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Topic: SPY - on July 26, 2004 at 1:26:00 PM CEST
Soviet Spy Who Outwitted Einstein
Albert Einstein may have been a genius, but he was not clever enough to avoid the classic honey pot, in his case a glamorous Soviet secret agent named Maria Konnenkova.
Konnenkova dated Einstein in the 1940s in order to gain information on the top-secret Manhattan Project, the U.S. effort to develop the first nuclear bomb.
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Topic: SPY - on May 24, 2004 at 7:02:00 PM CEST
Mossad Goes online to Recruit Spies...and Waiters
The Israeli spy agency Mossad emerged from the shadows Monday when it launched a Web site to attract recruits for "special tasks" -- as well as intelligence analysts, waiters and drivers.
Long a secretive elite, Mossad is raising its profile to compete with the private sector in the search for talent.
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Topic: SPY - on April 13, 2004 at 12:17:00 AM CEST
Confronting the “Enemy Within”
What Can the United States Learn About Counterterrorism and Intelligence from Other Democracies?
Abstract
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation was widely criticized for failing to prevent the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and some U.S. policymakers reacted by proposing a new domestic intelligence service devoted solely to counterterrorism. To inform the debate, the RAND Corporation analyzed domestic intelligence agencies in four other democracies. While differences exist between the United States and the countries studied, the cases provide insights that could guide policymakers if they decide to establish such an agency in the United States.
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was widely criticized for failing to prevent the strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Critics charged that the bureau was poorly equipped to prevent attacks, largely because of its strong emphasis on reactive law enforcement and prosecution. In light of the FBI’s perceived inability to preempt terrorism, some U.S. policymakers have proposed establishing a new domestic intelligence service, separate from the FBI and dedicated solely to counterterrorism information collection, analysis, assessment, and dissemination. Proponents argue that establishing an agency of this sort would allow more proactive handling of terrorist threats.
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Topic: SPY - on December 3, 2003 at 11:47:50 PM CET
Wo Daten anfallen und gesammelt werden, werden Begehrlichkeiten geweckt
Internationale Verbraucherschutz- und Bürgerrechtsorganisationen wiesen jüngst in einem gemeinsamen Positionspapier auf die Gefahren für Privatsphäre und Bürgerrechte hin, die durch RFID-Etiketten entstehen können. Für Telepolis sprach Christiane Schulzki-Haddouti mit padeluun vom Bielefelder Verein Foebud e.V., dem Unterzeichner des Positionspapiers sowie Organisator des deutschen Big-Brother-Preises. Erst vor kurzem erhielt der Foebud-Verein von der Stiftung "Bürgerrechte in der digitalen Gesellschaft" 15.000 Euro zur Realisierung eines RFID-Lesegeräts für Bürger zugesprochen.
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Topic: SPY - on December 3, 2003 at 11:06:06 AM CET
James Bond Stealth Camera
There is finally a hi-tech gadget from Q's laboratory that can be had by the measly (albeit smart) masses who are not fortunate enough to carry a license to kill. Not even the likes of Auric Goldfinger would imagine that this inconspicuous Zippo look-alike actually contains a digital camera capable of holding over 300 images.
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Topic: SPY - on November 29, 2003 at 1:26:56 PM CET
Spy satellite ordered destroyed
Japan's first ever spy satellites were ordered destroyed just minutes after being launched here Saturday afternoon, officials from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said.
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Topic: SPY - on November 4, 2003 at 8:22:47 PM CET
A mysterious transmission that baffled British intelligence analysts for days
was caused by a ram rubbing up against an aerial mast, a government agency said Tuesday. Scientists at Government Communications Headquarters in Cheltenham, western England, an intelligence-gathering station, were baffled by strange high-frequency noises coming from Scarborough signal station in Yorkshire, northeastern England.
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Topic: SPY - on April 13, 2003 at 4:08:35 PM CEST
Espionage: Sex, Spies and the ‘Parlor Maid’
An accused Chinese double agent who was having long-term sexual affairs with two veteran FBI counterintelligence agents was a key source for a special Justice Department campaign-finance task force, ¬>NEWSWEEK has learned.
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