Canada Bans Troops From Posting Facebook

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Canada Bans Troops From Posting Facebook Info

 

OTTAWA - Canadian military chiefs have told soldiers not to post personal information on social networking sites such as Facebook because it could prompt attacks by groups such as Al Qaeda, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. said on Tuesday.

 

Canada currently has 2,500 troops stationed in southern Afghanistan, an area where the Taliban is strong.

 

"Al Qaeda operatives are monitoring Facebook and other social networking sites," the CBC quoted an internal military memo saying.

 

"This may seem over dramatic ... (but) the information can be used to target members for further exploitation. It also opens the door for your families and friends to become potential targets as well," it said.

 

The memo advised soldiers not to appear in uniform online and not to reveal any military connections.

 

A defense ministry spokeswoman could not immediately confirm the story.

 

Source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2270245,00.asp

[Deejay 0]

Lol. They can severely be... Ownt.

[Kenshyn 638]

rofl

[Azqato 503]

That breaks the right to express on....wait nvm it's Canada.

[Major Zhuinden 128]

Al Qaeda doesn't exist. We all konw the only reason why they mustn't post on Facebook is because if they did, if they wanted to make them disappear / non-existent then it would be an extra issue that some people might have seen their site and might know more than needed. So it's to make it easier to remove them if they have to.

[Cripp 167]

rofl, But if you think about it, its like jobs checking to see if you have a myspace in the USA and not hiring.

[Azqato 503]

Al Qaeda doesn't exist.

 

I beg to differ.