Since we had a rather strong response to our coverage of the United States Marine Corps’ policy to not allow Marines to access social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter on the Marines’ network it seemed appropriate to see how this is handled ‘across the pond’.
Israeli Military Putting Gaza Clips On YouTube
Israel is well known for both developing and buying some of the most advanced military tech in existence. Now, arms of the nation’s government have begun using two of the tech community’s favorite social media sites in order to explain and defend its recent actions.
Sellers Drop Military Gear On eBay, Craigslist
Items stolen from the military ended up being fenced through sales online, as GAO investigators handed a House Subcommittee a laundry list of sensitive items they purchased.
Google Earth “Helps Military Mission Planners”
On the BAE Systems website, there are three “Top News” items. One involves the “world’s most advanced warship.” Another mentions the “first lightweight RPG protection kits” for a certain type of Army vehicle. The last “Top News” item refers to Google.
Banned Military Blog Wins Prize
Two weeks ago, the world found out that the U.S. Army had placed extensive new restrictions on soldiers’ blogs. Now the book of Colby Buzzell, a former machine gunner, has won an international contest – and Buzzell’s book is based on his blog. Oh, the irony.
U.S. Military To Put Router In Space
The U.S. Department of Defense, in conjunction with Intelsat, Cisco, and several other companies, intends to put an Internet router into space. While impressive, it’s not quite “Star Wars” . . . . Think “orbital communications,” instead.