WWIII Propaganda: Loose Tweets Sink Fleets

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WWIII Propaganda: Loose Tweets Sink Fleets, originally uploaded by Brian Lane Winfield Moore.

I featured another poster from Brian Lane Whitfield in the past. This is another clever example of applying old propaganda posters to our current situation.

The Department of Defense is making it difficult to use Twitter or Facebook from government computers, which makes total sense to me. Of course trained Public Affairs officials are exempted because they are trained to ensure information that could be pieced together by an enemy isn't released inadvertently. Usually.

On the civilian front, I think it's pretty important to be cautious about how folks use Twitter, Facebook and other social media networks. I don't think it's good practice to discuss personal matters that could be used by employers or others against you. I'm amazed at seeing people trash soon-to-be ex-spouses on Facebook or on blogs. I'm divorced and I'm thankful I get along well with my ex-spouses. If we ever need to discuss things, we do it on the phone. I'm not sharing with you, the reader, what my problems are! Imagine the gold-mine a Twitter stream could be for a divorce attorney or maybe for an investigator in a work-related disability case (maybe those pictures of you climbing Mt Kilamanjaro weren't such a good idea).

So, enjoy social media, but be cautious in how you use it. And if you're a fellow service member, please, please, please do not tweet or post anything even remotely related to operational plans or what you're unit is up to whether it's here in the States or overseas.

You can find good information on OPSEC at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_security