March 13, 2006

CIA secrets found online


by Brian Turner

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Computers & Internet

Just searching the internet, the Chicago Tribune claims to have uncovered a list of 2,653 CIA employees, and details of 24 secret CIA facilities.

While the information behind the claims has not been published, it highlights the freely available nature of information on the internet and the dangers it can bring to confidentiality.

It also highlights the difficulties large organisation have in adapting to the modern age of the internet.

It’s hard to appreciate sometimes how freely accessible some of information online is. And for organisations with a large internet presence such as the CIA - which has a series of news sites to promote US interests in various regions and languages - one can only guess they were especially stupid with their WHOIS registration information.

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