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Facebook not safe to weigh anchor: Navy.
Indian naval officers have been directed to either delete their accounts or minimise putting up information and photographs of locations on the social networking site Facebook on grounds of security.
The decision was taken at the highest level, with instructions going down to each formation, recently as it has been found that officers were putting up photographs of their locations, ships and submarines.
Sources told DNA that it has come to light recently that officers posted in Russia or sailing in waters there had put up information on the site about their overseas deployment. This information could be accessed by those on the friends-list or even friends of friends and hence there was a danger of misuse.
A senior officer told DNA, From the 6,000-odd Indian naval officers, almost 50% of them, including senior officers, have an account on Facebook. However, the ones sure of promotions stay away from it, for fear of controversy, which might later mar their chances of reaching the top slot.
The orders came in the wake of recent cyber attacks from foreign agencies, who could be following armed forces personnel through these social networking sites. Other such sites are Orkut and Twitter, which are also very popular.
Defence personnel have also been found to make public information about their ranks and place of posting through photographs in uniform or otherwise.
A cyber expert told DNA: Its easy for anyone to see photographs on these sites, unless properly protected.
Earlier the Indian Army, too, had asked its personnel to refrain from giving out too much information on social networking sites, as it was found that officers were giving their locations, phone numbers and weapons on their profile, through photographs and status updates.
Facebook not safe to weigh anchor: Navy - India - DNA
Indian naval officers have been directed to either delete their accounts or minimise putting up information and photographs of locations on the social networking site Facebook on grounds of security.
The decision was taken at the highest level, with instructions going down to each formation, recently as it has been found that officers were putting up photographs of their locations, ships and submarines.
Sources told DNA that it has come to light recently that officers posted in Russia or sailing in waters there had put up information on the site about their overseas deployment. This information could be accessed by those on the friends-list or even friends of friends and hence there was a danger of misuse.
A senior officer told DNA, From the 6,000-odd Indian naval officers, almost 50% of them, including senior officers, have an account on Facebook. However, the ones sure of promotions stay away from it, for fear of controversy, which might later mar their chances of reaching the top slot.
The orders came in the wake of recent cyber attacks from foreign agencies, who could be following armed forces personnel through these social networking sites. Other such sites are Orkut and Twitter, which are also very popular.
Defence personnel have also been found to make public information about their ranks and place of posting through photographs in uniform or otherwise.
A cyber expert told DNA: Its easy for anyone to see photographs on these sites, unless properly protected.
Earlier the Indian Army, too, had asked its personnel to refrain from giving out too much information on social networking sites, as it was found that officers were giving their locations, phone numbers and weapons on their profile, through photographs and status updates.
Facebook not safe to weigh anchor: Navy - India - DNA
