Archive for September, 2009
Marines Ban Social Networking
Social networking sites have been banned by the Marines in an effort to quell the rising dissent amongst the ranks, as troops weary of fighting wars based on publicly admitted lies. Social networking sites allow Marines and all other Armed Forces personnel to access information in an uncontrolled fashion, which may lead to the types of discoveries that our members have stumbled upon. There are things that the traitors don’t want you to discover, but we are here to help you learn it all. Join up to become a Real Oath Keeper today, and learn the real reasons they are banning access to personal networking sites. The security risk is you becoming one of us, instead working for the traitors, and this is coming straight from the Pentagon no less. Lt.Col. Eric Butterbaug is one of the usurpers this organization exists to deal with. Talk about a benefit to Marines. They can’t keep up with the latest from their friends and family, because their friends and family may expose them to groups like this.
Source: Fox News
Date: 04SEP09
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reviewing the use of Facebook and other social networking sites on its computers with an eye toward setting rules on how to protect against possible security risks.
The Marine Corps on Monday issued an administrative directive saying it was banning the use of Marine network for accessing such sites as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. The order doesn’t affect Marines’ private use of such networks on personal computers outside of their jobs.
However, the service’s computer network already effectively blocks users from reaching social networks, officials said. Marine officials said part of the reason for the new ban was to set up a special waiver system that govern access for Marines who need to reach the sites as part of their duties.
Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn, meanwhile, ordered a review of both the threats and benefits of using emerging Internet capabilities, which the military has widely used for recruiting, public relations and sharing information with allies and military families, officials said Tuesday.
Lynn noted that the sites and other Web 2.0 capabilities “have rapidly emerged as integral tools in day-to-day operations across” the department.
“However, as with any Internet-based capabilities, there are implementation challenges and operations risks that must be understood and mitigated,” Lynn said in a memo issued Friday.
He said he wants the report by the end of the month on the subject and that the Pentagon will issue a policy no later than Sept. 30.
The Marines, in a statement, said the “very nature of social networking sites creates a larger attack and exploitation window, exposes unnecessary information to adversaries and provides an easy conduit for information leakage.”
The U.S Strategic Command also last month issued a warning to all services that it was thinking about a ban on Web 2.0 sites.
The various local network administrators, military services and base commanders already may have other systems for blocking certain kinds of use, but officials are trying to come up with a uniform policy for across the department, Lt.Col. Eric Butterbaug, a Pentagon spokesman, said Tuesday.
