Reuters article: U.S. intelligence unveils spy version of Wikipedia or China on Intellipedia?
"...the [Wikipedia] format known for its openness is key to the future of American espionage."
Wow! Key is the word! Imagine that, the government using an open system to open up! I wonder if and how the new spy movies to come will use Intellipedia. They'd probably have to spice it up a bit and create a Minority Report system-like interface or better yet use virtual worlds like Second Life. (If you go there, feel free to add me as a friend. I'm eMarv Alturas.) What do you think? What kind of movie would it be?
"Less restrictive versions exist for 'secret' and 'sensitive but unclassified' material."
Wouldn't it be great to have one version that can effectively handle all versions?
"Intellipedia is currently being used to assemble a major intelligence report, known as a national intelligence estimate, on Nigeria as well as the State Department's annual country reports on terrorism, officials said."
Great to hear! The State Department is also participating.
"Some day it may also be the path intelligence officials take to produce the president's daily intelligence briefing."
Intellipedia may produce the president's daily brief! Very cool!
Dr. Wertheimer comment: "We're taking a risk," acknowledged Michael Wertheimer, the intelligence community's chief technical officer. "There's a risk it's going to show up in the media, that it'll be leaked."
There are risks in everything that everyone does. The key is risk management, not risk avoidance. The clearance has to mean something...
"Intelligence officials are so enthusiastic about Intellipedia that they plan to provide access to Britain, Canada and Australia."
What do you think about this? IMO, this can only be a good thing. Would you add anyone else to the list? If so, who else would you add?
A final very interesting quote:
Even China could be granted access to help produce an unclassified intelligence estimate on the worldwide threat posed by infectious diseases.
"We'd hope to get down to the doctor in Shanghai who may have a useful contribution on avian flu," senior intelligence analyst Fred Hassani said.
WOW! Why can't this happen now?
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