I have been following the discussion on this one for most of the day. One of the points made is that this applies ONLY to government/military ISP’s. It was suggested that deployed troops have access to other ways of communication, and often even their own servers on their own personal computers….

Claire can tell you I’m a tech idiot, so I may not have the right terminology here..lol Forgive me, please, if I am not too clear here.

However, I remember back when I was on Tanker Bros and the rules changed for deployed soldiers in regards to owning/writing and accessing blogs from the sandbox. I remember the ripples, as at that time more than a few were maintaining milblogs whilst deployed. The new rules meant that Master Gunner, owner and creator of TB, had to make choices regarding TB. In order to follow the new rules, he basically handed it over to us caretakers, because he couldnt even access his own site.

On the surface reading (from my non military mindset) I have to say I agree with the spirit of these new rules. It has always bothered me that so much seemingly innocuous info is out there on the internet, and yet, when put together, can create a bigger picture for those who wish us and our troops great harm. Loose lips sink ships and all..

This IS a topic near and dear to my heart (especially considering my ties with Soldiers’ Angels) and I could write a loooooooong piece on my thoughts on this.

Instead, I shall wait with interest your further insights.

Thank YOU!