Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Military Secrets and Web 2.0

Alleged Wikileaks source charged with leaking classified files
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20009718-83.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1

Perhaps one group that has been hardest hit with the advent Web 2.0 is the military. It used to be that secrets could be kept unless some well trained spy wiggled themselves up the chain, or someone paid someone inside for confidential information. But now the military is having to deal with a different kind of "threat". Soldiers who are now sending classified documents so they can be posted on Wikis. Public opinion doesn't wait for the official explanation what they see and read from the leaks molds public opinion quickly. And with so many soldiers and so much discussion about the nature of the american military, more stories like this are bound to continue.

1 comment:

  1. Is it the action or the content that determines whether the soldier is a traitor or a patriot?

    Answer: Yes.)

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