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- hydroplane, on 02/16/2009, -4/+85Loose lips sink ships
- CasinoJack, on 02/16/2009, -0/+61I am less concerned about soldiers talking about what they did that day on MySpace than I am about goverment officials leaving disks containing the names, addresses and NI numbers of the entire population of Britain on the bus.
- emecks, on 02/16/2009, -0/+56"Generals who wish to talk with the media is now advised to ask permission of a Government minister."
Absolutely sterling writing from the Telegraph there. - joeboy70, on 02/16/2009, -1/+30if they really want to keep information hidden, they should just use the royal mail - it will never be seen again.
- Sagags, on 02/16/2009, -2/+28before you guys start this has to do with the British military, not US.
- cathicks, on 02/16/2009, -2/+25Sounds fair to me. Loose lips sink ships and all.
- MillurTime, on 02/16/2009, -5/+25Wait, you mean there's another country besides America?
- randf, on 02/17/2009, -0/+17if your plans to defend your country hinge on the status of using Facebook during duty hours, we don't need you.
BTW...US bases already prevent users from going to FB or myspace and similar sites. - Skab, on 02/17/2009, -1/+18Listen OPSEC is some serious *****, and Facebook tells a lot of info. I've seen a lot of photos from friends that were over seas when they came home, not alive mind you, and the photos even then weren't censored. Hell the bad guys are using google earth to pin point our bases for mortar attacks. When I was a civilian I had a totally different opinion, but now seeing things on the other side it makes it a lot clearer to me. Joining the military is about sacrifice, Facebook and Myspace is not asking much, we can still use chat and phones when in the mountains, just don't give out pertinent info.
- stubear, on 02/16/2009, -4/+19Even minute details an ruin an op. What might seem innocent could have much greater consequences. Until you've been granted the responsibility of protecting classified military information you wouldn't understand.
- kaoitik, on 02/16/2009, -0/+12joeboy70
- darlingt, on 02/16/2009, -1/+12Sounds like Britain loves their mail service as much as Americans love the United States Postal Service.
- badenglishihave, on 02/16/2009, -0/+11The only conceivable way I can see you getting buried is if someone didn't know that was a quote.
- heyitsguay, on 02/16/2009, -2/+12Does anyone else think this is sorta a reasonable measure to be taking? This is basically on par with letters being reviewed in previous wars.
- joeboy70, on 02/16/2009, -1/+10The Telegraph rivals the Grauniad for typos these days.
- Sagags, on 02/17/2009, -0/+9this has nothing to do with the US, rtfa
- chaoswings, on 02/17/2009, -3/+11slippery palms drop bombs.
(epic thread begins here) - DaNuKaSAN, on 02/17/2009, -0/+7Because ostensibly, every man and woman in the army has a 145+ point average IQ right?
If only this were true...
How are you to know that any detail, no matter how seemingly negligible to your already ill informed "need to know basis" of a mission, can so haphazardly be spoken of?
For instance, mention of a local alcohol you must so eagerly inform us of, could easily enable any local enemy force to simply narrow your area of operations due to their familiarity with its production, distribution and X other number of reasons.
So NO, it's not a question of trust. It's a question of security and overall success of the mission based on the fact that not every soldier happens to have a PhD in mathematics with an emphasis on statistical analysis and logistics.
Simply put, the man in the lush leather chair at the top of the CIA/NSA is not out to get you. - Ajajadude, on 02/17/2009, -0/+7If you're one of those kinds of people who can't go without drama site for extended periods of time, you probably wouldn't have lasted a week in boot camp.
- hshepherd, on 02/17/2009, -0/+6guys, Im a soldier and even Ill say it. We shouldnt have facebook overseas.....it really can get people killed
- ThsGuyRightHere, on 02/16/2009, -3/+9May I suggest LinkedIn as an alternative.
- onelowvoltage, on 02/17/2009, -2/+7Guns don't kill people, Facebook does.
- Iggins, on 02/17/2009, -0/+5Well with Facebook's new Terms of Service I'm not surprised!
- poornbroken, on 02/17/2009, -0/+5A day in a soldier's life can be very revealing to the enemy. For example, a description of a routine patrol could reveal specific information... like for example what soldiers look for (and therefore what an enemy should not do) and they sometimes give the engagement criteria that soldiers fall under, or the limits (because of battle space) of a unit's responsibility. another piece of information is unit movements. ie, incoming platoon to company sized element movements (battalion and brigade movements can be tracked via internet, but company/platoon level is a little harder to come by).
it's these little tit bits of information that an enemy can piece together and kill coalition troops. there is a lot of begnign information that can be taken from what young soldiers post (heck even a morale check) can be used as an advantage.
i say better safe than sorry. - franklymister, on 02/16/2009, -7/+12I'm surprised it took this long.
Soldiers should not be treated the same as civilians. - Schmich, on 02/17/2009, -1/+6So...what if they already have an account? There's no real way to delete your account entirely on facebook.
- randf, on 02/17/2009, -0/+4yeah, b/c freedom to FB is a fundamental human right. You need to read a history book or 100.
- Nintendesert, on 02/17/2009, -2/+6Shhh don't tell him that ***** is blocked in the US until after he joins.
- inactive, on 02/17/2009, -0/+4wait, is that anti-masturbation? you made that up, right?
- lead2thehead, on 02/17/2009, -3/+7You don't know much about the military, do you? Active duty soldiers do not, and should not, live by the same set of rules that civilians do. Those rules are there for a reason. Ever heard the phrase "loose lips sink ships"? It is absolutely true.
- dafragsta, on 02/17/2009, -4/+8General Petreus is OMG I hate Mondays! Gonna bust up a cell in Tikrit later after my 10 mile run. Lols!
- LeepII, on 02/16/2009, -16/+20Can't have the truth slipping out.
- publiclurker, on 02/17/2009, -1/+4Or they are afraid someone might post a few photos that don't agree with the "official" reports.
- erikerikerik, on 02/16/2009, -1/+4is this the same military that showed that Officers online where a bigger source of leaking information then normal soldiers with boots in the dirt?
- krellor, on 02/16/2009, -1/+4I hope you are sarcastic, because you are basically disparaging the military by insinuating that they don't keep a clean house, so to speak.
- bluebirdgm, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3Look, we can't take the chance that one of their "25 Random Things About Me" is the size and position of their squad.
- mellomeh, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3Come on, the Telegraph may have a conservative slant, but it's no tabloid. In fact, it's the only major daily broadsheet still on sale in the uk.
- Larsonal777, on 02/17/2009, -2/+5diizy in case you haven't noticed there are quite a few of our Island friends on digg.
- DigitalisAkujin, on 02/17/2009, -3/+6Because the army posts daily tactical briefings on the daily operations of the military on a TV channel.
/s - dstamat, on 02/17/2009, -1/+4Was talking to my friend in Afghanistan a few weeks ago through Facebook... then, a few days later, got the news of his death via friends posting RIP notes on his "Wall" :(
But really, there is no way to keep up with logging which sites online could be deemed a security threat... - Demaskee, on 02/17/2009, -0/+3We in the military have a thing called Operations Security (OPSEC) it is the act of releasing pieces of non classified information that may seem innocent and it is until you combine it with another piece of information from someone elses page and another and you start to get the bigger picture. This has nothing to do with classified information.
- rwhite1917, on 02/17/2009, -2/+5"The fun police have taken over. I can't talk to my wife and kids or even play Call of Duty 5"
dugg for soldiers playing Call of Duty.... - jason210, on 02/16/2009, -4/+6lies
- KegBol, on 02/18/2009, -0/+2On the assumption that you were talking about Liberal Democrats in the US military… What, all 5 of them? Wanker.
/Vote GOP, my arse. - w3ber, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2guys, Im a soldier and even Ill say it. We shouldnt have guns overseas.....it really can get people killed
- ChileanGoD, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2"Soldier Canning is going to a surprise attack on a terrorist hideout tomorrow morning at the following coordiantes (...) with five infantry units. Wish me luck! xoxoxox"
- Archer007, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2http://www.usmm.org/postertalk2b.html
- Daxx22, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2Scrub it a of all military related data, then disable it. Any further measures are out of the soldier's control, and the Military can take it up with <social site> themselves if they like.
- logdesigner, on 02/17/2009, -0/+2Uhhhh, yeah. You think???
- z00k, on 02/16/2009, -5/+7It was banned before and it can be banned again. We all have jobs to do, they don't allow the websites in the United States and they wont in the other countries too if you work for the Military. That's how its supposed to be. Imagine a Soldier/Marine/Sailor going on Facebook to learn that his wife/girlfriend/husband/etc is in jail, cheating on them, etc etc... The list goes on.
This is for the better. -
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