The Ministry of Defence has advised military personnel to opt out of geo-location social-networking services, such as Facebook Places Photo: Facebook Ministry Of Defence Warns Service Personnel Over Facebook Places -- The Telegraph
Security officials have warned members of the armed forces that geo-location services, such as Facebook Places, could be used by terrorists to track potential targets.
The Ministry of Defence has advised service personnel to switch off geo-location services on social networking sites amid fears it could be used by terrorists to target attacks.
Facebook’s new geo-tagging service, Facebook Places, has been singled out for particular attention. The service allows Facebook users to “check in” at a location, providing a timeline of their movements.
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My Comment: The MoD must have obtained some intelligence that made them issue this warning .... and from a certain perspective .... the Mod is right. But while the focus is on terrorists, I think that the real area of concern for the MoD is on what intelligence agencies from other countries may do with this tracking information. A certain profile of any U.K. intelligence/military/political official can easily be built up, and from that information certain intelligence can be gleamed.