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Last Updated: May 9, 2008 - 3:20:20 PM |
In the avalanche of articles devoted to the recent woes of
Siemens, a report in the weekly news magazine
Der Spiegel claimed
that the conglomerate’s telecommunications division had close ties with the
German foreign intelligence agency
Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND).
Siemens sold interception gear to Russia, Egypt and Oman but left a back door
in the equipment to allow BND to listen in on some conversations. The group
also served as cover for BND operatives on assignments to Iran, where Siemens
had a number of contracts. According to Der Spiegel, BND’s main contact at
Siemens was
Volker Jung, who was executive vice president of
Siemens
Aktiengesellschaft until 2003. He currently sits on the board of the
German smart card manufacturer
Infineon Technologies.
Source:Ocnus.net 2008
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