John Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is that old news or new, or merely a French counterattack
>on Echelon-like espionage?
[Note from Matthew Gaylor: Nearly every security expert I know won't
use Windows on their personal machines. Everyone is aware of the
security issues that arise with Microsoft and it is common knowledge
that many intelligence workers have cover jobs with various
corporations. But I don't place complete confidence in the French
either. Kenn Cukier formally of Communications Week International
and now the International Editor at Red Herring had this interesting
paper on France's spy network.
http://www.cfp99.org/program/papers/cukier.htm
"France reportedly has developed its own "Frenchelon" -- a worldwide
network of spy satellites and listening stations that systematically
eavesdrop on communications in the United States and elsewhere.
Monitoring stations are said to exist in French Guiana, in the city
of Domme in the Dordogne region of southwestern France, in New
Caledonia, and in the United Arab Emirates. The information gleaned
is reportedly used for both political and commercial ends.
Additionally, some speculate that the French project may mark the
first step in a pan-European effort to counterbalance the U.S.'s
global spying capabilities. Germany is said to partially fund
France's initiative in return for access to the information it
collects."]
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