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Vatican 'edited Adams web page' Vatican computer 'edited Adams 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. Wikipedia Scanner developers said they could trace where changes to the online encyclopedia had 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. They said news reports alleging Mr Adams's fingerprints and handprints were found on a car used during a double murder in 1971 were removed.
Sinn Fein said it was calling for more stringent regulation of the internet.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 edit removed links to newspaper stories written in 2006 about Mr Adams' fingerprints and handprints, the researchers said.
The section, titled "Fresh murder question raised" is no longer available through the online encyclopaedia. And a section, titled "Fresh murder question raised", has also been deleted from the online encyclopaedia.
The page now says it is "currently protected from editing until August 17, 2007 or until disputes have been resolved".
Experts say it may not even have been anyone at the Vatican who made the changes.
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 EDITORS' BLOG When BBC staff edit Wikipedia, they should not bring the BBC into disrepute Pete Clifton,BBC head of interactive news class="" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/08/wikipedia_edits.html">Read Pete's comments in full
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.
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.
Wikipedia Scanner trawls a list of 5.3m edits and matches them to the net address of the editor.
As well as the Vatican, it says the CIA was involved in editing entries.
It allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers made edits to the page of Iran's president.
BBC News website users contacted the corporation to point out that the tool also revealed that people inside the BBC had made edits to Wikipedia pages.