U.S. Intelligence Unveils Spy Version of Wikipedia

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

On this 'Oidhche Shamhna'.

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The U.S. intelligence community on Tuesday unveiled its own secretive
version of Wikipedia, saying the popular online encyclopedia format
known for its openness is key to the future of American espionage.

The office of U.S. intelligence czar John Negroponte announced
Intellipedia, which allows intelligence analysts and other officials to
collaboratively add and edit content on the government's classified
Intelink Web much like its more famous namesake on the World Wide Web.

A "top secret" Intellipedia system, currently available to the 16
agencies that make up the U.S. intelligence community, has grown to
more than 28,000 pages and 3,600 registered users since its
introduction on April 17. Less restrictive versions exist for "secret"
and "sensitive but unclassified" material.

The system is also available to the Transportation Security
Administration and national laboratories.

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More:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2006-10-31T233947Z_01_N01237389_RTRUKOC_0_US-INTERNET-INTELLIGENCE.xml

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 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
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