Wikipedia shows CIA page edits
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6947532.stm
"An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries.
Wikipedia Scanner allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers made edits to the page of Iran's president.
It also purportedly shows that the Vatican has edited entries about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.
The tool, developed by US researchers, trawls a list of 5.3m edits and matches them to the net address of the editor."
"An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries.
Wikipedia Scanner allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers made edits to the page of Iran's president.
It also purportedly shows that the Vatican has edited entries about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.
The tool, developed by US researchers, trawls a list of 5.3m edits and matches them to the net address of the editor."
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and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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BBC News wrote:The site also indicates that a computer owned by the US Democratic Party was used to make changes to the site of right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
The changes brand Mr Limbaugh as "idiotic," a "racist", and a "bigot". An entry about his audience now reads: "Most of them are legally retarded."
That made me laugh like a drunk vagrant.:DSmokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.0 -
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Kat wrote:
nice find, isn't this just a lovely closet full of skeletons.Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:nice find, isn't this just a lovely closet full of skeletons.
oh yea, lol. I didn't read the BBC article...did they mention how someone from their IP address changed George Bush's middle name from Walker to Wanker?
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ah come on, I like the wiki.
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RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6947532.stm
"An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries.
Wikipedia Scanner allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers made edits to the page of Iran's president.
It also purportedly shows that the Vatican has edited entries about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.
The tool, developed by US researchers, trawls a list of 5.3m edits and matches them to the net address of the editor."
Are you serious clark a spy orginization just used there normal computers to do something like this. OK If the CIA did something like this it would be a little more covert than that96 Randall's Island II
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Kat wrote:oh yea, lol. I didn't read the BBC article...did they mention how someone from their IP address changed George Bush's middle name from Walker to Wanker?
What a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts..........all of them, I mean.
Love,
Kat
That's too funny. I just did a find for "wanker" on the page and voted it up
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and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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Dirtie_Frank wrote:Are you serious clark a spy orginization just used there normal computers to do something like this. OK If the CIA did something like this it would be a little more covert than that
I doubt they thought at the time anyone would ever write some sophisticated program to scour and backtrace the entire editing process.
I can hear them now sitting at their desks reasoning it
"sigh....so bored....maybe a little anonymous and harmless wikipedia edit for cheap kicks to send around to all my CIA buddies..hehe It'll be funny. So like what...are they going like write some huge sophisticated program to scour and back trace the entire wikipedia editing process or something...yeah right"
CIA does not automatically guarantee computer savvy. If you don't know what an IP address is or anything about back end server functionality.....yeap.
Likey? ....I say very probable.Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
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This sounds like a conspiracy-worthy post alright. I heard the CIA used wikipedia to cover up 9/11!!!
HahaAll I know is that to see, and not to speak, would be the great betrayal.
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CorporateWhore wrote:This sounds like a conspiracy-worthy post alright. I heard the CIA used wikipedia to cover up 9/11!!!
Haha
You know that's gonna catch on, right?:pSmokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.0 -
CorporateWhore wrote:This sounds like a conspiracy-worthy post alright. I heard the CIA used wikipedia to cover up 9/11!!!
Haha
Hahahahaa... brilliant!Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:I doubt they thought at the time anyone would ever write some sophisticated program to scour and backtrace the entire editing process.
I can hear them now sitting at their desks reasoning it
"sigh....so bored....maybe a little anonymous and harmless wikipedia edit for cheap kicks to send around to all my CIA buddies..hehe It'll be funny. So like what...are they going like write some huge sophisticated program to scour and back trace the entire wikipedia editing process or something...yeah right"
CIA does not automatically guarantee computer savvy. If you don't know what an IP address is or anything about back end server functionality.....yeap.
Likey? ....I say very probable.
actually yeah there is a program to cover where the IP address is they have lots of IT specialists working for them.96 Randall's Island II
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Dirtie_Frank wrote:Are you serious clark a spy orginization just used there normal computers to do something like this. OK If the CIA did something like this it would be a little more covert than that
why would they need to be more covert?? ... it's not like information like this changes anything ...0 -
CorporateWhore wrote:This sounds like a conspiracy-worthy post alright. I heard the CIA used wikipedia to cover up 9/11!!!
Haha
They did it right under your nose and you joke about it.
As for people questioning why would the CIA or any other organization use their own computers to change info, it is because they are really just as stupid as anybody else in the world. And what is going to become of it? A few more jokes like I have read already on this thread. Then life will go on.You've changed your place in this world!0 -
polaris wrote:why would they need to be more covert?? ... it's not like information like this changes anything ...
Yeah, and I'm sure that these changes weren't some high level mandate... probably just a few bored employees who saw something that wasn't correct or that they thought that needed changed.My whole life
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thats the difference between US and UK spy networks.. the CIA goes and amends the leader of Irans details... the bored guys at MI5 have edited the pages "List of Playstation 3 games" oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.0
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BAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6947532.stm
"An online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages has revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries.
Wikipedia Scanner allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers made edits to the page of Iran's president.
It also purportedly shows that the Vatican has edited entries about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.
The tool, developed by US researchers, trawls a list of 5.3m edits and matches them to the net address of the editor." I'll Ride The Wave Where It Takes Me0 -
It appears the irony is quite circular. I'm sure the writers of this program have now supplied themselves with a fair amount of entertainment.
Here's a couple edits from BBC.CO.uk addresses
Changing Walker to Wanker (Bush):
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=1667544
from terrorist to freedom fighters:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=1667544
Also IP addresses from within the Brown Brothers Harriman & co have been caught (twice now) deleting the information that links them to funding Nazi wartime operations, or I should say rather ramping up the Hitler war machine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown_Brothers_Harriman_%26_Co.&diff=91212551&oldid=88774489Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
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