How can we inform Americans that our enemies all over the world use these forums to gather information? ?

I very much enjoy this forum to express ideas and ask questions. But, occasionally I see posts that are either from our enemies trying to get free information or an uninformed American unwittingly giving the enemy dangerous information. Do people realize that more than 90% of the intelligence information gathered before an attack like 9/11 was gathered from open sources on the internet just like Yahoo Answers? Is there anything we can do to inform the general public about operational security?

2008-11-04T02:22:53Z

1. The fact that there are many foreigners on this site is my point.
2. I'm not talking about limiting the internet, I'm talking about not giving away vital information an enemy might use. Just being aware!

2008-11-04T02:25:22Z

It's not being paranoid if it is true!

I saw a post in broken english asking if KBR still works on a specific base in Iraq, that is what prompted this question. That is something the enemy could use as a piece to a bigger picture. Understand?

2008-11-04T02:27:36Z

OK. I see where this is going. I guess the bottom line is that open sources will continue to be a great tool for al Qaeda and all the other organizations bent on the death of all Americans.

me2008-11-04T02:11:16Z

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SoldierGirl2008-11-04T05:54:08Z

Open source, unclassified collection is known to give up to 80% of the information that our enemies have on us.

Buy a shredder and shred everything. They definitely aren't above going through garbage from a military base to find information.

Anonymous2008-11-04T10:22:57Z

Given some of the mis-informed rubbish which gets posted on here masquerading as "fact" I think that YA is actually quite an effective mis-information tool for confusing the enemy!

ThreeTwoJuan2008-11-04T02:32:50Z

I think if there were a serious breach of information in regards to national security, both the government and yahoo would shut the post down in a heartbeat.

And what are you referring to in terms of "dangerous information"? Most of I see posted in here in regards to the military is harmless (career fields, care packages and common information).

I don't see anyone asking for coordinates to a base or anything like that. If you do see these types of posts going on, then by all means, please report them!

Good Luck!

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