CIA Allegedly Bought Flawed Software For Attacks -- CNETThe CIA allegedly purchased flawed targeting software for drone missile attacks on suspected terrorists--software it knew was faulty, and that could misdirect attacks by as much as 39 feet--according to a report in The Register based on claims made in a lawsuit.
The suit, filed by a Massachusetts-based company called Intelligent Integration Systems (IISi), involves another Massachusetts company, Netezza, The Register said in its report today. Netezza, a data warehousing company IBM has made a bid to buy, allegedly got a $1.18 million purchase order from the CIA last year to provide data warehouse appliances for use in drones, according to The Register. When combined with IISi's "Geospatial" software, the devices can be used to track movement of cell phones and pinpoint peoples' exact locations in real time, The Register said.
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More News On The CIA Using Pirated (And Flawed) Software
CIA Accused of Using Pirated Software for Drone Assassination Attacks -- AllGov
Faulty Software Ran CIA's Killer Drones, Says Lawsuit -- International Business Times
CIA used 'illegal, inaccurate' software to direct assassination drones -- Federal News Radio
Contractual Dispute Leads To Claims Of CIA Using Hacked, Faulty Software To Mistarget Bombs -- TechDirt
CIA used pirated, inaccurate software to target drone attacks: lawsuit -- Raw Story
My Comment: It is bad enough that it is (maybe) pirated software .... but what is worse is that apparently the software will be off in its targeting by about 40 feet.
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