Week 3

Information on the internet can easily fall into the wrong hands since the internet is just that, the interconnected web.  I make this point because I would like to point out the relationship between military personnel and the internet, specifically focusing on the topic of social media.  The government has long been weary and watchful on the release of sensitive information.  However, as of February 2010, the government has granted the access to various social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and many others.   This came as a major change because this rule grouped all branches of the military together again.  For example, the Marine Corps had banned the use of all social media sites in the year 2007.  So long story short, the government allows the use of social media sites by members of the armed forces from any unclassified computer system.  But what are the limitations established here?  I have several friendships that exist between members of the armed forces, and since this adaptation to the rules, they have continuously posted update statuses and other pertinent information.    I feel safe that this assumption cannot be stated.  I have seen posts of soldiers with Afghanistan officials and posts with a significant unique background.  I believe that some of these updates are questionable when it comes to the matter of security for the armed forces.   Are we simply assuming that the terrorists of the The Middle East do not have access to the internet?  Simply put, no.  However, I believe that some of these photo shoots from soldiers are giving a little bit too much of the surrounding and thus too much information.