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Just seen this article about the Marines banning their folks from the popular social networking sites ....
A few times I wondered if this site (Mil.com) would get banned as an ops security risk.
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facebook, myspace, etc should be banned from gov't networks.
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I intend to live forever. So far, so good. |
I'm sure those lists could & should be expanded quite a bit...
Wray...  |
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Any body know about the pilot is twittering flying the plane, the plane went down in the ocean? The truck driver twittering? I saw it on the news.
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CG Forums Lead Moderator Something Wicked This Way Comes  |
i just got an access approval for facebook to set up an office facebook account. Either embrace the technology or get left behind.
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twitter, facebook, etc has been banned on the CG network for a while now....
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I intend to live forever. So far, so good. |
how about e-bay?
When you say "banned" do you mean you are prevented from getting on it? |
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There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
I think there are two issues being addressed.
1) Protecting the military's networks from being hit by viruses caused by military folks using their computers on the gov't networks. 2) OPSEC.....too many people getting on line and sooner or later someone will pit the wrong info out there. When I was in Iraq we had set up MWR facilities for the troops there that used a completely separate network from the official one. Maybe that will still be allowed. |
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Most all the civilian social networks are banned on CG Networks. Kind of odd because the CG posts on at least a couple of them.
EBay is also a no-no...as with peer to peer, live-chat, IM-ing, dating sites, hotmail, etc. I guess the CG was ahead of the Marines on this one. However in this case, it's kind of tough for the deployed folks to stay in touch with the family back home. |
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Just a couple months ago, I read a news article on here. It cited an OPCEN-type OS as using facebook to locate and confirm the well-being of a person reported as OverDue on the water.
How did he get access, as the site is blocked on the SWS? |
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Wray- Yes, banned as you can't access it...
Ex GM- On a lot of the sites, it's a bandwidth problems as they have a lot of overhead streaming ads, etc....
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There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
Agreed.
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Our Executive Director banned FB and MS at work beyond our Agency FB, when she found out how many people were on it for extended periods of time during work hours. Kind of a no-brainer if you're paying people to work, not chit chat all day.
I'm glad the military can connect with their families while away now! But OPSEC, Loose Lips, and Viruses are three good reasons for it to be blocked on official computers, and wait til you get to the Cyber Cafe after work. |
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I agree in certain cases like if on duty, but I'm concerned because my Dad is going to be deployed, so this might keep us from talking as much if he couldn't use the networks. I think it might make it hard on families.
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People don't need these networks. Whomever told folks otherwise lied.
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There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
Spoken like a man that never spent a year away from his family. I spent a year in Iraq and the troops used those sites to communicate with those at home. |
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Kinda hard to get to the cyber cafe in the middle of the North Atlantic. |
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C'mon. Like the backbone of the internet is Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter. |
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While a friend was deployed in Gitmo, I set up four computers in my house, with video camera's, so his family could see and chat with him on a private room in yahoo chat. Well, as private as yahoo chat allows.
Unfortunately, the audio portion wasn't setup at gitmo so they couldn't hear him. Yes, it would have been great to have this technology when I served, but, there are still area's one must be concerned when OPSEC can be violated. |
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There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch |
Obviously not, but those three are tools the troops do use to communicate with their familes. |
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