Posted by tecdiver on June 09, 2002 at 14:38:36:
In Reply to: What article did you read? posted by Jim on June 09, 2002 at 13:28:59:
Shortly after the advisory went out, FBI agents began collecting the names of those who received diving training over the past three years.
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors, affiliated with more than 1,200 diving businesses in the United States, was concerned about the way the information given to the FBI was going to be used.
“We fully cooperated with the FBI but wanted them to know that the information they were asking for was proprietary,” said Jeff Nadler, PADI vice president of industry and government relations. “We provided the information with the caveats that the FBI acknowledge that the information was proprietary and that it is to be used only for the investigation.”