Army Of FAKE Social Media Friends To Promote PROPAGANDA

[Segami]

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Does a code of ethics still exist in Intelligence firms? Does it disappear behind closed doors, dirty deeds done in the dark and used against the American people who are supposed to be free to express themselves?


" It's recently been revealed that the U.S. government contracted HBGary Federal for the development of software which could create multiple fake social media profiles to manipulate and sway public opinion on controversial issues by promoting propaganda. It could also be used as surveillance to find public opinions with points of view the powers-that-be didn't like. It could then potentially have their "fake" people run smear campaigns against those "real" people. As disturbing as this is, it's not really new for U.S. intelligence or private intelligence firms to do the dirty work behind closed doors.


EFF previously warned that Big Brother wants to be your friend for social media surveillance.

http://blogs.computerworld.com/17165/eff_warns_big_brother_wants_to_be_your_friend

While the FBI Intelligence Information Report Handbook (PDF) mentioned using "covert accounts" to access protected information, other government agencies endorsed using security exploits to access protected information.

https://www.eff.org/files/SecretService-InternetUsePolicy.pdf


It's not a big surprise that the U.S. military also wants to use social media to its benefit. Last year, Public Intelligence published the U.S. Air Force social media guide which gave 10 tips for social media such as, "The enemy is engaged in this battlespace and you must engage there as well." Number three was "DON'T LIE. Credibility is critical, without it, no one cares what you have to say...it's also punishable by the UCMJ to give a false statement."

The Air Force used the chart below to show how social media influences public opinion.


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The 6th Contracting Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base sought the development of Persona Management Software which could be used for creating and managing fake profiles on social media sites to distort the truth and make it appear as if there was a generally accepted agreement on controversial issues.

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=d88e9d660336be91552fe8c1a51bacb2&tab=core&_cview=1

"Personas must be able to appear to originate in nearly any part of the world and can interact through conventional online services and social media platforms." What happened to don't lie and the Uniform Code of Military Justice?



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http://www.pcworld.com/article/220495/army_of_fake_social_media_friends_to_promote_propaganda.html



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[MindPilot]

1. Jesus! That looks like something from Glenn Beck's chalkboard!

[msongs]

2. the commander in chief at work again nt

[Dogmudgeon]

3. Obama's an Eeevil Hax0r now, too?

That man has some serious skillz!

--d!

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. " What happened to don't lie and the Uniform Code of Military Justice?"

Check this out:

Army Illegally Deployed Psy-Ops on Senators to Increase Funding and Troops

"it violated U.S. laws prohibiting the use of propaganda against American citizens,"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x497221

[hootinholler]

5. IOKIYAR

Like announcing you lost $2.3 Trillion the day before 911.

-Hoot