I love it when the military issues warnings about blogging and sharing classified data. It’s like telling your kids Don’t break the rules you already know not to break. C’mon get a life. Let’s demonize New Media and Blogs a bit more while your at it.
Cementing itself as one of the premier mass communications mediums over the last decade or so, the Internet has set itself apart from other mediums with its ability to provide private citizens a means of reaching the entire world.
Popular Web portals such as MySpace, You Tube and a virtually endless number of blog sites have drawn millions of subscribers who use them as megaphones for creative voice.
But military officials are becoming increasingly concerned with the security risks blog sites are posing as countless service members are empowered with an outlet that can easily blur the line between harmless creativity and potentially harmful sensitive information.
Marines need to make sure what they post on the Internet is not sensitive or classified information because that type of information can jeopardize the mission and place Marines’ lives in danger, said Gunnery Sgt. Elfred S. Suite, the information assurance chief with communications and information systems division, Marine Corps Bases Japan. A Marine can be held accountable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for posting blogs that contain information deemed to be sensitive, Suite said. “If you don’t know, you should ask.”
Source:Marines Corps in Japan
Originally posted on December 9, 2006 @ 8:44 am