The harrowing pictures of Ken Bigley pleading for mercy, and of the execution of two American hostages, would not have been broadcast around the world last week without the services of a British internet company.
Tawhid wal Jihad, a group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, achieved global notoriety using technology developed by JelSoft, a company based in Ascot, Berkshire.
The company sells a software package on the internet that enables customers to create a website onto which pictures, film and words can be remotely downloaded.
The fact that JelSoft’s web services could be used by terrorists without its knowledge highlights the problem of anonymity that the internet affords. Technology invented by the West is now being used against it.
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~How is this different from any enemy using fire-arms or explosives bought from the 'good guys'? Or more particularly using a phone to set off bombs?
Posted by Cieciel at September 30, 2004 01:03 AM