India Defence
Featured Reports

Reports

Authoritative, credible and fact-based reports on defense and aerospace affairs

Daily Alerts

Latest defense and aerospace alerts from India and other major regions delivered daily to your inbox

Focus

In-depth coverage with filtering of relevant and focused subject reports

Business Networking

Connect and expand your reach with aerospace and defense industry specific business networking

Database

Search database containing thousands of reports using proprietary relevance search

Opportunities

Post and browse aerospace and defense business and career opportunities
Free subscription         Join!       Twitter @IndiaDefense

Twitter could be an Effective Tool for Terrorists says U.S. Military

2008-10-28 A 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.

Reports

Authoritative, credible and fact-based reports on defense and aerospace affairs

Daily Alerts

Latest defense and aerospace alerts from India and other major regions delivered daily to your inbox

Focus

In-depth coverage with filtering of relevant and focused subject reports

Business Networking

Connect and expand your reach with aerospace and defense industry specific business networking

Database

Search database containing thousands of reports using proprietary relevance search

Opportunities

Post and browse aerospace and defense business and career opportunities
Free subscription         Join!       Twitter @IndiaDefense
© 2010 India Defence