Source:Indian DefenceA report by US military intelligence has claimed that the messaging
application Twitter could be used by terrorists as an operational tool.
This should be a wake up call for Indian agencies as more terror
attacks in India have high tech support enabled.
The report into the increasing security implications of mobile technology envisaged terrorists using Twitter messages, or Tweets, to communicate and share images and locations of future terrorist attacks. "Twitter is already
used by some members to post and/or support extremist ideologies and
perspectives," the report said.
"For example, there are multiple pro and anti Hezbollah Tweets. In addition, extremist and terrorist use of Twitter could evolve over time to reflect tactics that are already evolving in use by 'hacktivists' and activist for surveillance. This could theoretically be combined with targeting."
It notes that Twitter was used extensively by protestors at the recent Republican National Convention to identify the location of police and security
guards in an effort to get around them. The report envisages Twitter
also being used to identify the location of targets. It cites Tweets
from US troops stationed overseas that could be used as information for
selective attacks.
"l'm in Bagram waiting for a flight to Camp Salemo by Kwost in the volatile east of Afghanistan near the Paki border. Hot days cold nights," was one Tweet cited from an American soldier in Afghanistan that was posted on a publically available forum.Use of Twitter has been gaining ground fast and it is already being used in criminal cases, as well as updating work groups in business about changing goals.
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