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lovuian

(19,362 posts)
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:41 PM Jun 2013

Air Force Bans Personnel from Reading News Stories Reporting NSA Scandal

I don't know if this is true and it probably isn't but I thought I would put it out there
since it is in the news

Air Force Bans Personnel from Reading News Stories Reporting NSA Scandal
http://exchangegoldforcash.com/money/u-s-government/president/2012-election/breitbart/air-force-bans-personnel-from-reading-news-stories-reporting-nsa-scandal/

The Air Force's 624th Operations Center sent an e-mail with a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) that prohibits them from accessing and reading news stories related to the current National Security Agency snooping controversy on the Air Force’s NIPRNET (Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Network) systems.

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The e-mail, first attained by Shane Vander Hart, President of 4:15 Communications, LLC, posted the memo on his site after receiving an e-mail from a mother whose son is stationed with the U.S. Air Force in the Middle East. The NOTAM warns airmen about the risks of simple web searches regarding the NSA and Verizon phone records scandal:


I wanted to make sure that all of you read this because just doing a simple search could jeopardize your future. In summary, anything to do with the recent news about the NSA and Verizon phone records are considered classified and searching news or records about these on our NIPRNET computers is unauthorized. Thanks!



I don't know if there is confirmation out there but I find it kinda useless that the Air force would issue this since it is all over the news

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Air Force Bans Personnel from Reading News Stories Reporting NSA Scandal (Original Post) lovuian Jun 2013 OP
I guess you need to print it out and send via regular mail. dkf Jun 2013 #1
LOL!!! lovuian Jun 2013 #3
I suppose the Airmen (and women) can still use their smartphones. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #2
it does make you wonder lovuian Jun 2013 #6
Nothing new over this but spin anyway Life Long Dem Jun 2013 #4
rarely breitbart finds a nut nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #5
Down the Memory Hole with inconvenient truths - the troops are untrustworthy with them. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #7
'anything to do with the recent news about the NSA and Verizon phone records are considered elleng Jun 2013 #8
They want everyone to be mushrooms. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #9
Don't read about it while ON THE JOB and using AF computers MrScorpio Jun 2013 #10
I think the point is being misinterpreted. What the 624th was saying is that some of the docs posted okaawhatever Jun 2013 #11
This rugger1869 Jun 2013 #12
Yes. And a related story... pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #15
thanks lovuian Jun 2013 #16
Fodder Units formercia Jun 2013 #13
It must be true....... I got it in a chain e-mail on the internet. rdharma Jun 2013 #14
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
2. I suppose the Airmen (and women) can still use their smartphones.
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:44 PM
Jun 2013

Of course, their searches and website visits will become a matter of permanent searchable records.

hmmmmmm.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
5. rarely breitbart finds a nut
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:46 PM
Jun 2013

it's true, it's true... anybody who has clearance and is on secured computers across the government has received similar emails... reminding them that all this material is still classified, yada, yada, yada

Same shit different day with wiki leaks.

elleng

(131,006 posts)
8. 'anything to do with the recent news about the NSA and Verizon phone records are considered
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:48 PM
Jun 2013

classified' just ain't true, unless 'considered' classified is the same as IS classified, which would be pure horse pucky. IMHO

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)
10. Don't read about it while ON THE JOB and using AF computers
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:54 PM
Jun 2013

There's nothing ominous about this at all.

Now, if they banned the troops from readings stories about it while they're off-duty at homes and using their own computers, then I'd have a problem with it.

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)
11. I think the point is being misinterpreted. What the 624th was saying is that some of the docs posted
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:56 PM
Jun 2013

on these sights are still considered classified. While the general public and reporters are free to read, print and transfer them, those with a security clearance and the military are not. They are reminding them that they are still legally bound and that if an airman forwarded an article that contained a classified document (even thought it is on the internet) they are violating their oath about not giving classified info to those not authorized to receive it. Doubly so with those overseas, as it is also marked US eyes only. While it's a technicality, they're merely saying, "hey we have this weird situation where classified docs are in public view, but that doesn't change the law."
Also, the NIPRNET is for work so they don't have any expectation of privacy. Pretty much every employer has regs regarding use of work computers.

lovuian

(19,362 posts)
16. thanks
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 02:39 PM
Jun 2013

I think the point that these are classified even though they are in public view is the point
but then it follows ....why are they still classified?
since they are in public view

the Government should think about declassifying them since the jig is up

Are they going to prosecute the Guardian like they prosecuted Wikileaks ?

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