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How The CIA Duped The Soviets' Line X Network

Posted by timothy on from the poison-bait dept.

sundling writes "There are interesting articles here(1) and here(2) on software espionage against the Soviets. In the Ronald Reagan era, a Soviet spy network (Line X Network) was looking to steal software to run oil pipelines. The CIA found out what they were trying to steal and fed them bogus versions. This is of course not the only time the CIA has done this. ... An article on the ethics of programming mentions this very topic and the moral implications." Update: 03/02 09:22 GMT by T : Oops -- this is a dupe.

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  1. Re:Think about it by torpor · · Score: 0, Troll

    You mean "American Republic".

    (There's no such thing as a democracy.)

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  2. Line X? by t0ny · · Score: 0, Troll

    See!!! I TOLD you guys Linux was communist!!

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  3. Re:coincidence? by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Troll

    That wasn't a typo?

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  4. Re:The Case for Open Source Software. by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Troll

    "If this doesn't prove the case for open source software, I don't know what will."

    So their enemies can freely contribute to their code? Oh I don't think so.

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  5. Re:The CIA always had the edge in technology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Troll

    "[...] unlike their western counterparts, who relied far more on imagery intelligence (IMINT) [...]"

    Or, as is the case nowadays, imaginary intelligence.
  6. Re:Think about it by hereticmessiah · · Score: 0, Troll

    There is, and it's called Switzerland.

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  7. Re:I don't mean to burst your bubble.... by JahToasted · · Score: 0, Troll
    What the US is too nice to have people tortured? It always amazes me how naive Americans are about their own government.

    Maybe you might want to try actually getting your news from somewhere other than foxnews or CNN.