The CIA's Office of Advanced Information Technology is developing a number of data-mining enhancements to make life easy for those who would eavesdrop on electronic communications, Reuters reports. First up is a computer program called Oasis, which automatically converts audio signals into conveniently readable, and searchable, text.
Oasis also references search terms and keywords automatically.
The CIA is planning to develop Oasis for spy-useful foreign languages such as Arabic and Chinese, the wire service says. Say this person needs to know what the Chinese have been publishing about nuclear warheads. The omissions are almost as telling as the languages included. You make the call. If you want daily updates on news, enter your email address below, then click the 'Join List' button.