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| Vatican 'edited Adams web page' | Vatican 'edited Adams web page' |
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| A new internet tool shows how a Vatican computer was used to edit a web entry about Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams, American researchers have claimed. | A new internet tool shows how a Vatican computer was used to edit a web entry about Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams, American researchers have claimed. |
| Wikipedia Scanner developers said they can trace where changes to the popular online encyclopedia have been made. | |
| They said news reports alleging Mr Adams's fingerprints and handprints were found on a car used during a double murder in 1971 were edited. | |
| Sinn Fein said it was calling for more stringent regulation of the internet. | |
| The Wikipedia page on Gerry Adams says it is "currently protected from editing until August 17, 2007 or until disputes have been resolved". | The Wikipedia page on Gerry Adams says it is "currently protected from editing until August 17, 2007 or until disputes have been resolved". |
| The section, titled "Fresh murder question raised" is no longer available through the online encyclopaedia. | The section, titled "Fresh murder question raised" is no longer available through the online encyclopaedia. |
| Dr Kevin Curran, a computer expert at the University of Ulster, said: "Either you were using their computer and you are an employee, or you had maliciously hacked, spoofing the IP address and having people believing that you were using their network. | Dr Kevin Curran, a computer expert at the University of Ulster, said: "Either you were using their computer and you are an employee, or you had maliciously hacked, spoofing the IP address and having people believing that you were using their network. |
| "But nine times out of 10, we can almost say that yes, an employee of that company or organisation has been making the changes." | "But nine times out of 10, we can almost say that yes, an employee of that company or organisation has been making the changes." |
| The online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries. | The online tool that claims to reveal the identity of organisations that edit Wikipedia pages revealed that the CIA was involved in editing entries. |
| Wikipedia Scanner allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers made edits to the page of Iran's president. | Wikipedia Scanner allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers made edits to the page of Iran's president. |
| The tool, developed by US researchers, trawls a list of 5.3m edits and matches them to the net address of the editor. | The tool, developed by US researchers, trawls a list of 5.3m edits and matches them to the net address of the editor. |
| Wikipedia is a free online encyclopaedia that can be created and edited by anyone. | Wikipedia is a free online encyclopaedia that can be created and edited by anyone. |