Vericola - Revision history

Eveline at 14:33, 28 January 2018

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Eveline at 11:02, 20 May 2015

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Melissa Jones at 10:42, 19 September 2011

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Melissa Jones: /* Investigation */

2011-09-19T10:28:25Z

Investigation

Melissa Jones: /* External Resources */ SW blog link

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External Resources: SW blog link

Melissa Jones: /* External Resources */

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External Resources

Melissa Jones: /* Vericola's chief exec's previous career with C2i */

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Vericola's chief exec's previous career with C2i

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 ==Vericola's chief exec's previous career with C2i==
-[[Rebecca Todd]] is a former employee of [[C2i International]], a private security and intelligence gathering firm best known for its employment of [[Toby Kendall]] / [[Ken Tobias]] who attempted to infiltrate anti-aviation group [[Plane Stupid]]. She set up Vericola after leaving C2i according to Indymedia.<ref name=Indymedia>''Indymedia UK'' [https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/02/474116.html  Spying company, Vericola Ltd, uncovered after incompetence],''Indymedia'' website, 14/02/11, accessed 25/02/11</ref>
+[[Rebecca Todd]] is a former employee of [[C2i International]], a private security and intelligence gathering firm best known for its employment of [[Toby Kendall]] / [[Ken Tobias]] who attempted to infiltrate anti-aviation group [[Plane Stupid]]. She set up Vericola after leaving C2i according to Indymedia.<ref name=Indymedia/>
 A spring 2008 newsletter of the security professionals' association [[ASIS International]] (UK Chapter) lists Rebecca Todd of [[C2i International]] as a new member, along with [[Stephen Beels]] of C2i. Beels is a former Scotland Yard detective.<ref> Scribd, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/49776104/ASIS-Newsletter-UK-Chapter-Summer-2008 ASIS Spring 2008 Newsletter - new members],p.10, accessed 1 March 2011</ref>

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 '''Vericola''', according its chief executive [[Rebecca Todd]], is a "business risk management company" offering a "bespoke" service to clients "regarding potential threats" to their businesses. <ref name="Lewis"> Rob Evans and Paul Lewis [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/14/energy-firms-activists-intelligence-gathering  Revealed: how energy firms spy on environmental activists] ''The Guardian'',14/02/11, accessed 14/02/11</ref>
 ==Energy giants hire private security firm to infiltrate campaigners==
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 Shortly before ''The Guardian'' released the story, ''Indymedia'' published a full account of the [[Vericola]] exposure. ''Indymedia'' published  the full company details, the process by which activists gathered evidence about the infiltration and photos of [[Rebecca Todd]]. The groups which had been targeted were included, as were the email addresses she and her agents used so that campaigning groups can assess whether they had been infiltrated, and to what level.<ref name=Indymedia>''Indymedia UK'' [https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/02/474116.html  Spying company, Vericola Ltd, uncovered after incompetence],''Indymedia'' website, 14/02/11, accessed 14/02/11</ref>
 ==Vericola's chief exec's previous career with C2i==

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 [[Image:Vericola's Becki todd at RBS protest.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Vericola's CEO Rebecca Todd (far right holding placard) at an environmental protest]]
 ==Energy giants hire private security firm to infiltrate campaigners==

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 [[Image:Vericola's Becki todd at RBS protest.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Vericola's CEO Rebecca Todd (far right holding placard) at an environmental protest]]

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	[[Image:Vericola's Becki todd at RBS protest.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|Vericola's CEO Rebecca Todd (far right holding placard) at an environmental protest]]		[[Image:Vericola's Becki todd at RBS protest.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|Vericola's CEO Rebecca Todd (far right holding placard) at an environmental protest]]
	'''Vericola''', according its chief executive [[Rebecca Todd]], is a "business risk management company" offering a "bespoke" service to clients "regarding potential threats" to their businesses. <ref name="Lewis"> Rob Evans and Paul Lewis [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/14/energy-firms-activists-intelligence-gathering Revealed: how energy firms spy on environmental activists] ''The Guardian'',14/02/11, accessed 14/02/11</ref>		'''Vericola''', according its chief executive [[Rebecca Todd]], is a "business risk management company" offering a "bespoke" service to clients "regarding potential threats" to their businesses. <ref name="Lewis"> Rob Evans and Paul Lewis [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/14/energy-firms-activists-intelligence-gathering Revealed: how energy firms spy on environmental activists] ''The Guardian'',14/02/11, accessed 14/02/11</ref>

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−	'''Vericola''', according its chief executive [[Rebecca Todd]], is a "business risk management company" offering a "bespoke" service to clients "regarding potential threats" to their businesses. <ref name="Lewis"> Rob Evans and Paul Lewis [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/14/energy-firms-activists-intelligence-gathering Revealed: how energy firms spy on environmental activists] ''The Guardian'',14/02/11, accessed 14/02/11</ref>	+	[[Image:Vericola's Becki todd at RBS protest.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|Vericola's CEO Rebecca Todd (far right holding placard) at an environmental protest]]
		+	'''Vericola''', according its chief executive [[Rebecca Todd]], is a "business risk management company" offering a "bespoke" service to clients "regarding potential threats" to their businesses. <ref name="Lewis"> Rob Evans and Paul Lewis [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/14/energy-firms-activists-intelligence-gathering Revealed: how energy firms spy on environmental activists] ''The Guardian'',14/02/11, accessed 14/02/11</ref>

	==Energy giants hire private security firm to infiltrate campaigners==		==Energy giants hire private security firm to infiltrate campaigners==

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 ==Investigation==
-In order to establish which groups were targeted and to what extent, ''Indymedia'' propose to compile information on Vericola’s activities. Accounts of any contact, however brief, in person or email with Vericola’s employees can be sent to tactics@riseup.net<ref name=Indymedia/>
+To establish which groups were targeted and to what extent, ''Indymedia'' are compiling information on Vericola’s activities. Accounts of any contact, however brief, in person or email with Vericola’s employees can be sent to tactics@riseup.net<ref name=Indymedia/>
 ==Notes==

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 ==External Resources==
-*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/54-corporate-intelligence/5433-vericolas-infiltration-exposed- Private security company Vericola’s infiltration exposed], Blog by Tilly Gifford, 3 May 2011
+*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/54-corporate-intelligence/5433-vericolas-infiltration-exposed- Private security company Vericola’s infiltration exposed], Tilly Gifford, SpinWatch blog, 3 May 2011
 ===Company Documents===

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 ==External Resources==
 *Vericola Company Details 3 [http://www.scribd.com/doc/50442192/VERICOLA-company-details-3], 10/03/11, accessed 10/03/11
 *Vericola Company Details 2 [http://www.scribd.com/doc/50442173/VERiCOLA-company-details-2], 10/03/11, accessed 10/03/11

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 ==Vericola's chief exec's previous career with C2i==
-[[Rebecca Todd]] is a former employee of [[C2i International]], a private security and intelligence gathering firm best known for its employment of [[Toby Kendall]] / [[Ken Tobias]] who attempted to infiltrate anti-aviation group [[Plane Stupid]]. She set up Vericola after leaving C2i according to Indymedia. <ref name=Indymedia>''Indymedia UK'' [https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/02/474116.html  Spying company, Vericola Ltd, uncovered after incompetence],''Indymedia'' website, 14/02/11, accessed 25/02/11</ref>
+[[Rebecca Todd]] is a former employee of [[C2i International]], a private security and intelligence gathering firm best known for its employment of [[Toby Kendall]] / [[Ken Tobias]] who attempted to infiltrate anti-aviation group [[Plane Stupid]]. She set up Vericola after leaving C2i according to Indymedia.<ref name=Indymedia>''Indymedia UK'' [https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/2011/02/474116.html  Spying company, Vericola Ltd, uncovered after incompetence],''Indymedia'' website, 14/02/11, accessed 25/02/11</ref>
 ==Revolving door between undercover policing and the private spying business==