Spy transmitters in Canadian coins
Toronto Star
01/10/07
They say money talks, and a new report suggests Canadian currency is indeed chatting, at least electronically, on behalf of shadowy spies. Canadian coins containing tiny transmitters have mysteriously turned up in the pockets of at least three American contractors who visited Canada, says a branch of the U.S. Defense Department. Security experts believe the miniature devices could be used to track the movements of defense industry personnel dealing in sensitive military technology. 'You might want to know where the individual is going, what meetings the individual might be having and, above all, with whom,' said David Harris, a former CSIS officer who consults on security matters. 'The more covert or clandestine the activity in which somebody might be involved, the more significant this kind of information could be'...
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/169560
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
01/10/07
They say money talks, and a new report suggests Canadian currency is indeed chatting, at least electronically, on behalf of shadowy spies. Canadian coins containing tiny transmitters have mysteriously turned up in the pockets of at least three American contractors who visited Canada, says a branch of the U.S. Defense Department. Security experts believe the miniature devices could be used to track the movements of defense industry personnel dealing in sensitive military technology. 'You might want to know where the individual is going, what meetings the individual might be having and, above all, with whom,' said David Harris, a former CSIS officer who consults on security matters. 'The more covert or clandestine the activity in which somebody might be involved, the more significant this kind of information could be'...
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/169560
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 11. Jan, 15:47
