Re: your rights vs. the Man. Privacy and social networks

["Richard Golodner" <rgolodner () infratection com>]

        Gadi, I read the whole article and I really think it comes down to
the fact that we will be forced to protect ourselves. I do not think we can
expect anyone to defend the right to free speech and protect the people who
use it. Swim at your own risk! 

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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On
Behalf Of Gadi Evron
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:16 AM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] your rights vs. the Man. Privacy and social networks

Hi folks.

Tooting my own horn and stuff, I'd really like some comments on the
issue I write about here:

http://www.darkreading.com/blog/archives/2009/03/a_police_office.html

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Social Networks Blurring The Line Into Citizen Journalism
Posted by Gadi Evron

In 2006, Israel sent forces into Southern Lebanon during what is now
known as the 2006 Lebanon War. Israel had security concerns about
missiles harming its civilian population, but what it didn't bargain for
was military citizen journalism.

Think, for a moment, about the potential chaos of such live war
reporting: SMS messages from soldiers up front telling of deaths before
families can be notified, or live videos of bloody battles recorded from
cell phones and sent to the press.

In Israel, this is more problematic than with other militaries. All able
citizens who have not been excused legally are drafted into the military
at 18 serve for a minimum of three years, and then continue serving in
active duty at least once a year as reservists. For many, this means
potentially losing business by not being at work -- not to mention their
families waiting to hear from them and of them being alive.

This month, two civilian incidents in the United States illustrated the
problem Israel faced -- and open the broader discussion about how new
social technologies impact our organizational security, and our own privacy.
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Muncho Danke. At the worst it will make a good twitter discussion.

        Gadi.
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