Friday, October 4, 2013

Listening Devices Found Throughout The Future Headquarters Of Canada's Defence Department HQ

A bird's eye view of the former Nortel campus in Ottawa, bought by the Department of National Defence in 2010. Photo: Bing Maps

Mysterious Listening Devices Found At Future Headquarters Of Defence Department -- Canada.com

Former Nortel campus was subject of decade-long industrial espionage.

OTTAWA — Workers preparing the former Nortel complex as the new home for the Department of National Defence have discovered electronic eavesdropping devices, prompting new fears about the security of the facility.

It’s not clear whether the devices were recently planted or left over from an industrial espionage operation when Nortel occupied the complex.

Asked for details about the listening devices and whether they were still functioning, the DND responded with a statement to the Citizen that it takes security at its installations seriously.

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Update: DND may abandon $1B move to former Nortel site because of surveillance bugs -- CTV

My Comment: The Chinese are the prime suspects.

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