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AR15.COM
9/10/2012 3:12:42 PM EDT


The Taliban is using fake Facebook profiles of cute girls in an
attempt to befriend soldiers with the intent of gathering information
about operations, the Sunday Telegraph reports.




Australian and coalition troops are being targeted by Taliban
insurgents posing as "attractive women” on Facebook, according to the
paper, and now troops are being warned about the potential danger.




A review by the Australian government found a false sense of security
exists among personnel due to an excessive reliance on privacy
settings.




According to the Telegraph, troops are being told that geo-tagging –
the process of websites that secretly logs the location of where a post
is made or where a photo is uploaded – is of special concern.




The review warns that family and friends of soldiers are compromising
missions by sharing confidential information online, according to the
Telegraph.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/09/taliban-reportedly-using-fake-facebook-pages-pretty-girls-to-gather-soldiers/




9/10/2012 3:13:31 PM EDT
[#1]
We could counter with profiles of goats!
9/10/2012 3:14:21 PM EDT
[#2]
Not surprising.



Some people think our enemies are too stupid to work a door knob.


 
9/10/2012 3:14:31 PM EDT
[#3]
9/10/2012 3:18:40 PM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:
Not surprising.

Some people think our enemies are too stupid to work a door knob.
 


Yeah, this is actually a good idea.  I did Iraq in 07-08 and any time I took a stroll through an internet cafe, it was full of guys trying to pick up girls on myspace.

So yeah, if one is trying to use the power of pussy to gather intel.. this could be pretty effective.
9/10/2012 3:20:40 PM EDT
[#5]
I've got 2 friend request, one from our terp and one from a guy who ran a shop on our COP. Both were ok guys but I'll be damned if I friend them on face book. Unfortunately not everyone in my unit sees the danger in having afghans on their friends list.
9/10/2012 3:20:45 PM EDT
[#6]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Not surprising.

Some people think our enemies are too stupid to work a door knob.
 


Yeah, this is actually a good idea.  I did Iraq in 07-08 and any time I took a stroll through an internet cafe, it was full of guys trying to pick up girls on myspace.

So yeah, if one is trying to use the power of pussy to gather intel.. this could be pretty effective.


Though honestly C'mon 87% of them can't read
9/10/2012 3:21:55 PM EDT
[#7]
It would surprise me if theyy were not doing this.
9/10/2012 3:22:55 PM EDT
[#8]
Quoted:
We could counter with profiles of goats!


First post.....
9/10/2012 3:26:39 PM EDT
[#9]
"I want to akbar you".
 
9/10/2012 3:28:37 PM EDT
[#10]



Quoted:



Quoted:

Not surprising.



Some people think our enemies are too stupid to work a door knob.

 




Yeah, this is actually a good idea.  I did Iraq in 07-08 and any time I took a stroll through an internet cafe, it was full of guys trying to pick up girls on myspace.



So yeah, if one is trying to use the power of pussy to gather intel.. this could be pretty effective.


Yeah.. I seen other sites that were popular in my time overseas where guys would be on the internet talking and trying to get hookups with girls back home when they'd get back.



 
9/10/2012 3:29:17 PM EDT
[#11]
You have to admit that's pretty clever.
9/10/2012 3:31:04 PM EDT
[#12]
I don't know if "Facebook" and "intelligence" really belong in the same sentence.
9/10/2012 3:31:46 PM EDT
[#13]
Intelligence gathering often plays on the lowest denominator.  It doesn't have to work on all people, it doesn't even have to work on most people, it just has to work on some people.
9/10/2012 3:34:10 PM EDT
[#14]



Quoted:


I don't know if "Facebook" and "intelligence" really belong in the same sentence.


This.  If they are looking for intelligence on Facebook its going to be a while.



 
9/10/2012 3:39:02 PM EDT
[#15]
Nothing new, my old high school's administrators made fake accounts and friended me when i was still in high school. It was blatantly obvious its a fake account.