The Department of Defense has warned that military use of social networking sites could pose a security threat, and the U.S. Marine Corps has banned Marines from accessing these sites on government computers. However, an Associated Press report published Monday indicates the U.S. Air Force tracked Twitter and YouTube, as well as various blogs, to assess the public backlash from the Air Force One flyover of New York this spring. On April 27, a Boeing 747 often used by the president — he was not on board at the time — flew low over New York City for a training and photo op mission.
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Report: Military Turned to Twitter to Gauge NYC Flyover Fallout
Posted by: Richard Adhikari August 10, 2009 03:22 PMThe Department of Defense has warned that military use of social networking sites could pose a security threat, and the U.S. Marine Corps has banned Marines from accessing these sites on government computers. However, an Associated Press report published Monday indicates the U.S. Air Force tracked Twitter and YouTube, as well as various blogs, to assess the public backlash from the Air Force One flyover of New York this spring. On April 27, a Boeing 747 often used by the president — he was not on board at the time — flew low over New York City for a training and photo op mission.