Army Reports Brass, Not Bloggers, Breach Security

[sabra]

Source: Wired

For years, the military has been warning that soldiers' blogs could pose a security threat by leaking sensitive wartime information. But a series of online audits, conducted by the Army, suggests that official Defense Department websites post material far more potentially harmful than anything found on a individual's blog.

The audits, performed by the Army Web Risk Assessment Cell between January 2006 and January 2007, found at least 1,813 violations of operational security policy on 878 official military websites. In contrast, the 10-man, Manassas, Virginia, unit discovered 28 breaches, at most, on 594 individual blogs during the same period.

The results were obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, after the digital rights group filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act.

"It's clear that official Army websites are the real security problem, not blogs," said EFF staff attorney Marcia Hofmann. "Bloggers, on the whole, have been very careful and conscientious. It's a pretty major disparity."

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[ck4829]

1. K&R

I wonder what we find out if there was an audit of sorts of the sensitive information leaked by the Democratic and Republican Party.

[babylonsister]

2. Rec'd. nt

[redqueen]

3. I'd love to see *this* story get wider coverage.

[progressoid]

4. Well, I'm sure Michelle Malkin will find a way to smear us anyway,

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. "It's a pretty major disparity."

There's a kernel of truth to that.

In general.

[havocmom]

6. DoD's excuse to ban blogging blows up in their face

They want to be able to stop troops on the ground from telling what is really going on so they try to tar bloggers as security threats.

Once again, bushco tries to silence people in effort to protect their own asses.

Like Havocdad said: Highly unlikely a soldier getting shot at is gonna go online and give away his position.

The DoD and brass in that five sided fortress of stupidity got busted again. Good.

[Solly Mack]

7. snicker

[ohio2007]

8. freedom of the press

If the brass refuses to talk to the media,then the MSM will be all over them with the Freedom of Information Act.


From Jarhead to Talking Head
Ex-Marine Josh Rushing discusses his evoloution from Iraq war spin doctor to Al Jazeera correspondent. He wants to build a bridge to the Arab world -- but has America already burned it down?

http://hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/blogs41058 ;_ylt=A9G_R3JEA7JGBLgAZgis0NUE


http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=49750&...

imo
Damned if ya do,damned if ya don't

[Judi Lynn]

9. Interesting. Thank you. K & R. Correction, cant' rec. Over the 24 hr. time limit. Sorry. n/t

[ohio2007]

10. an interesting soldiers video

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e90_1187514955

says alot between the lines.
Seems if this stays up, then the military isn't censuring.

but, to give equal "time" ;

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3a7_1187501259