Skip to content or view screen version

Dragonflies with a byte: new spy insects being used to surveil antiwar protests

spybug | 11.10.2007 22:28 | Anti-militarism | Technology | Terror War | World

Yesterdays Flashpoints discussed the spy bugs that are being deployed at anti-war protests across the US with Dick Becker, International ANSWER Coalition and Ian Thompson, attorney and co-coordinator of ANSWER:

 http://aud1.kpfa.org/data/20071010-Wed1700.mp3

Spy “Insect”
Spy “Insect”


See also stort from the Washing Post reproduced on Indybay:

Dragonfly spies at antiwar rallies
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/10/10/18453219.php

And the discussion on Slashdot:

Dragonfly-Sized Insect Spies Spotted, Denied
 http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/11/131214

spybug
- Homepage: http://flashpoints.net/

Comments

Hide the following comment

14 Spy Squirrels In Iranian Custody

11.10.2007 22:51

It's not only robotic insects, remember the spy squirrels?

Iranian authorities have recently arrested more than a dozen squirrels for espionage.

"In recent weeks, intelligence operatives have arrested 14 squirrels within Iran's borders," state-sponsored news agency IRNA reported. "The squirrels were carrying spy gear of foreign agencies, and were stopped before they could act, thanks to the alertness of our intelligence services."

...

 http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007906268

Nutz