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Re: [privacy] Canadian Coins Bugged, U.S. Security Agency Says
From: "Tyler Reguly" <ht () computerdefense org>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:44:30 -0500
I forwarded the original email on to my colleagues. Apparently this story has already been debunked. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070110.wspycoin0110/BNStory/National/home Tyler. On 1/11/07, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah <rMslade () shaw ca> wrote:
From: "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net> Date sent: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:53:20 GMTCanadian coins containing tiny transmitters have mysteriously turned up in the pockets of at least three American contractors who visited CanadaPlease note that "coins" covered with gold foil molded around a chocolate disk are not, in fact, legal tender in Canada, and are not issued by the Canadian Mint. (Also, such coins should not have a crunchy centre.) I'm sorry, but many things about this story strike me as extremely odd. How/why would coins be "placed" on people? Wouldn't there be an extremely high likelihood that your (presumably very expensive) sophisticated bugging device gets used to pay for a chocolate dip and a double double at Tim's? I guess dropping them on Americans would be a good way to ensure that nobody noticed they had a different heft from normal coins. But wouldn't a metal coin be detrimental to RFID activities? ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) rslade () vcn bc ca slade () victoria tc ca rslade () computercrime org `What was it you really put in the sugar?' `Cascara,' said Malicia. Keith sighed. `How much did you give them?' `Lots. But they should be all right if they don't take too much of the antidote.' `What did you give them for the antidote?' `Cascara.' `Malicia, you are not a nice person.' - `The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents,' Terry Pratchett Dictionary of Information Security www.syngress.com/catalog/?pid=4150 http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm _______________________________________________ privacy mailing list privacy () whitestar linuxbox org http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/privacy
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- [privacy] Canadian Coins Bugged, U.S. Security Agency Says Fergie (Jan 10)
- Re: [privacy] Canadian Coins Bugged, U.S. Security Agency Says Gadi Evron (Jan 10)
- Re: [privacy] Canadian Coins Bugged, U.S. Security Agency Says Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah (Jan 10)
- Re: [privacy] Canadian Coins Bugged, U.S. Security Agency Says Tyler Reguly (Jan 11)
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