The CIA wants to shut down former vets from having blogs. What’s next your not allowed to have a diary, or get married. Come on. I understand they don’t want folks sharing private data. But seriously this is annoying. But what else can you expect from a spy agency.
At one time I wanted to be in a spy agency. It was called the NSA. It’s hard to tell where the future of blogging will go. This is just the beginning of stricter blogging policies for the government and companies.
The CIA’s Publications Review Board is sending out terse reminders to agency veterans reminding them of the rules requiring that any writings–even blogs–must first get agency approval. Among those getting the warning is outspoken blogger and ex-agency man Larry Johnson, who smells censorship. “It’s very selective,” says Johnson, who has been critical of the CIA’s failure to defend outed ex-spook Valerie Plame. His note from CIA brass referenced his blogging. A CIA spokesman described the reminder as standard operating procedure. “Should anyone be surprised if CIA reminds people of the obligations they voluntarily assumed?” asks the agency in a statement. Exempted from the review list: radio and TV appearances–unless written notes are used. via US News and BloggersBlog
Originally posted on March 22, 2006 @ 11:22 pm