Too bad you have to be a subscriber to read the full article. Tracy M. Johnson TRW Automotive Electronics Sensors & Components > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Toback [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 11:49 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Friday Humor: Maxwell Smart lives > > > Hi all, > > The following is from the June 30, 2000 edition of _Science_ > (<http://www.sciencemag.org>): > > Foreign spies apparently find traveling U.S. nuclear scientists > irresistable. A congressional report released this week details > dozens of sometimes clumsy attempts by foreign agents to obtain > nuclear secrets, from offering scientists prostitutes to prying > off the backs of their laptop computers. ... > > ... There were... reports of tampering with personal equipment, > including riffling through and then locking a previously un- > locked briefcase, turning on a previously shut-down copmputer, > and trying to pry open the back of a laptop. > > Some of the incidents were almost comical. One researcher who > telephoned his wife and chatted about her upcoming plans to > play the game bingo at a social gathering was later asked in > the hotel bar about those plans. The next day, a host asked > him, "What is Bingo?" Some researchers even used the suspected > eavesdropping to their advantage. After talking to the hotel > walls about the desire for an extra roll of toilet paper or > a television set, two scientists were pleasantly surprised to > see the items appear within hours. Other episodes included > "maids" interrupting a meeting to move potted plants closer > to visiting U.S. scientists, and a technician who entered > a conference room to change the tape in recorders previously > hidden behind a wall. ... > > There's more in the article, and still more, apparently, in the GAO > report, but it's too racy for a serious and family-oriented technical > mailing list like this one. It should suffice to summarize > the material > by noting that Henry Kissinger was apparently correct when he > stated that > power is the best aphrodisiac. > > -- Bruce > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ > Bruce Toback Tel: (602) 996-8601| My candle burns at both ends; > OPT, Inc. (800) 858-4507| It will not last the night; > 11801 N. Tatum Blvd. Ste. 142 | But ah, my foes, and oh, > my friends - > Phoenix AZ 85028 | It gives a lovely light. > btoback AT optc.com | -- Edna St. Vincent Millay > Mail sent to [log in to unmask] will be inspected for a > fee of US$250. Mailing to said address constitutes agreement to > pay, including collection costs. > >