US Air Force censors blogs
Ignorance is strength
THE US Air Force has declared a no-fly zone over independent sites with the world 'blog' in the web address.
According to Wired, the move has happened since the Air Force's Air Force Network Operations Center's new Cyber Command was established.
The command allows Air Force personal to see primary news sites but not the bogs that comment on them.
The sites are blocked using Blue Coat software using a policy that blocks first and then allows a review later.
Some airmen have been saying that educational databases and some work-related sites are also getting blocked. µ
L'Inq
Wired
Comments
Good
Excellent, this nicely reminds them whom they are working for currently, and perhaps makes them think about what they are doing.Hang on a minute . .
The Air Force is only blocking blog addresses ?Personally, if I were to set policy for National Defense personnel, I'd block everything by default. People working in such a critical area should absolutely not have free access to the most dangerous information tool that has ever been invented.
That's good for when the soldiers get home. The rest of the time, they should be training, or guarding. Not posting on FaceBook.