LAWSUIT OVER CIA DRONE CODE SETTLED AND HUSHED: BOSTON

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A lawsuit alleging that the Boston tech company Netezza sold computer hardware containing hacked faulty software to the CIA for use in its Predator Drone has been settled. Netezza and Intelligent Integration Systems Inc. announced the settlement and shortly after, IBM closed on its deal to buy Netezza for $1.7 billion. Netezza had alleged that IISI per contract was required to upgrade its Geospatial software code which is capable of integrating at high speeds, spatial data like maps and visual images with non-visual data like names and phone numbers. The software is used to guide killer drones to their targets.