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http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/National/2007/01/10/3276488-sun.htmlIn case the link doesn't work, the story follows:
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Transmitting Canadian coins found in U.S.[/size]
[size=12]Wed, January 10, 2007
By FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES
OTTAWA -- Canadian coins containing tiny transmitters have mysteriously turned up in the pockets of at least three American contractors who visited Canada, says the counterintelligence office of the U.S. Defense Security Service.
Security experts believe the miniature devices could be used to track the movements of defence industry personnel dealing in sensitive military technology. "You might want to know where the individual is going, what meetings the individual might be having and, above all, with whom," said David Harris, a security consultant. But another consultant, Chris Mathers, pointed out an obvious problem: what if the coin-holder plunks the device into a pop machine? "I mean, he might have it for an hour," Mathers said.[/size]
