IP: Acoustic Kitty

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 22:25:17 -0500
> To: farber () central cis upenn edu (David Farber)
> From: Jean Armour Polly <mom () netmom com>
> Subject: Acoustic Kitty
>
> November 6, 2001
> BY CHARLOTTE EDWARDES
> LONDON--The CIA tried to uncover the Kremlin's deepest secrets during the
> 1960s by turning cats into walking bugging devices, recently declassified
> documents show.
> In one experiment during the Cold War, a cat, dubbed "Acoustic Kitty," was
> wired up for use as an eavesdropping platform.
> It was hoped that the animal, which was surgically altered to accommodate
> transmitting and control devices, could listen to secret conversations from
> window sills, park benches or dustbins.
> <snip>
>  (warning, full article is gruesome) 
> http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-kitty06.html


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