The deputy defence minister in #Greece visits the border fence at the #Evros river.
Interesting for me how #Frontex poses there together with the #military.
▻https://i.imgur.com/ACIWjCy.png
▻https://twitter.com/matthimon/status/1658789440318328833
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Χαρδαλιάς απ’ τον φράχτη : « Η φύλαξη των συνόρων μας αποτελεί προτεραιότητα, είναι εθνική επιταγή »
Ο Υφυπουργός Εθνικής Άμυνας Νικόλαος Χαρδαλιάς κατά την επίσκεψη του στον Έβρο την περασμένη Δευτέρα 15 Μαΐου 2023, επισκέφθηκε το Επιτηρητικό Φυλάκιο « ΠΕΤΑΛΟΥ ΠΕΠΛΟΥ » και τον Φράχτη στην περιοχή του ελληνικού προγεφυρώματος Πετάλου.
Ο κ.Χαρδαλάς, μαζί με τον Ευρωβουλευτή και Αντιπρόεδρο της Κοινοβουλευτικής Ομάδας του Ευρωπαϊκού Λαϊκού Κόμματος στο Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο Ευάγγελο Μεϊμαράκη, ενημερώθηκαν για τα μέτρα επιτήρησης και φύλαξης των ελληνικών και παράλληλα ευρωπαϊκών συνόρων.
https://www.evros-news.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/10143294-F35-3-1020x1020.jpg https://www.evros-news.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/10143300-F29-3-1020x1020.jpg Τον Υφυπουργό Εθνικής Άμυνας συνόδευσαν οι Διοικητές του Δ΄ Σώματος Στρατού Αντιστράτηγος Δημόκριτος Κωνσταντάκος, της XII Μηχανοκίνητης Μεραρχίας Πεζικού Υποστράτηγος Χρήστος Μπακιρτζής και της 31 Μηχανοκίνητης Ταξιαρχίας Ταξίαρχος Λάζαρος Λαζαρίδης.
Ο κ.Χαρδαλιάς από τον φράχτη στην περιοχή του ελληνικού προγεφυρώματος Πετάλου έκανε την ακόλουθη δήλωση :
« Η φύλαξη των συνόρων μας αποτελεί προτεραιότητα, είναι εθνική επιταγή. Γιατί πρεσβεύει όλα όσα νοιώθουμε και πιστεύουμε για αυτή την πατρίδα. Και αυτή η πατρίδα πρέπει να είναι θωρακισμένη, να φυλάει τα σύνορά της, και είθε να είναι ασφαλής και πάνω από όλα περήφανη ! ».
Νωρίτερα είχαν επισκεφθεί το αμερικανικό μεταγωγικό πλοίο “ARC ENDURANCE”, που ελλιμενίζεται στον λιμένα της Αλεξανδρούπολης, όπου τους υποδέχθηκε ο Captain (Κυβερνήτης) Glenn Koshak.
Κατά την επίσκεψη οι κ.κ. Χαρδαλιάς και Μεϊμαράκης ενημερώθηκαν από τον Κυβερνήτη και το πλήρωμα του θηριώδους πλοίου, για τις μεταφορικές δυνατότητες του και ξεναγήθηκαν στα βασικά διαμερίσματα. Επίσης, ενημερώθηκαν από τον Πρόεδρο του Οργανισμού Λιμένος Αλεξανδρούπολης κ. Κωνσταντίνο Χατζημιχαήλ, για τον γεωστρατηγικό και εμπορικό ρόλο του λιμανιού και για τις δραστηριότητες στο πλαίσιο εφαρμογής της συμφωνίας αμοιβαίας αμυντικής συνεργασίας Ελλάδας – ΗΠΑ και επισκέφθηκαν τερματικό σημείο υποδοχής και προώθησης Αμερικανικών και συμμαχικών στρατευμάτων και στρατιωτικού υλικού στην Κεντρική και Ανατολική Ευρώπη.
Επιπρόσθετα, οι κ.κ. Χαρδαλιάς και Μεϊμαράκης συναντήθηκαν με αντιπροσωπεία Ιταλών Αξιωματικών του μεταγωγικού πλοίου “SEVERINE”, το οποίο χρησιμοποιεί το λιμάνι της Αλεξανδρούπολης για τη μεταφορά στρατιωτικού υλικού των Ιταλικών Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων, στο πλαίσιο της Βορειοατλαντικής Συμμαχίας.
▻https://www.evros-news.gr/2023/05/17/%cf%87%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%b4%ce%b1%ce%bb%ce%b9%ce%ac%cf%82-%ce%b1%cf%80-%cf%8
#Evros #migrations #réfugiés #frontières #militarisation_des_frontières #Grèce #frontière_terrestre #Turquie #Thraces
]]>Russia’s Putin: Ukraine military operation going according to plan,...
▻https://diasp.eu/p/14221482
Russia’s Putin: Ukraine military operation going according to plan, will end when our demands met
#Russia #Putin : #Ukraine #military #operation going according to #plan, will #end when our #demands met #politics
]]>I #camalli genovesi in lotta contro le navi della morte
Genova e il suo porto sono un centro logistico del traffico internazionali di armi. Ogni venti giorni circa le navi della #Bahri - la compagnia nazionale saudita, tra i più grandi armatori del mondo - fa tappa sullo scalo ligure. Nelle sue stive ci sono carri armati, elicotteri, esplosivi e altri armi caricate negli Stati Uniti e in altri porti europei e destinate ad essere impiegate nel conflitto dello Yemen. Di fronte a questa situazione c’è chi dice no. Sono gli attivisti del #Collettivo_Autonomo_Lavoratori_Portuali (#CALP) che da qualche anno si battono contro il transito da Genova di queste navi. La loro è una lotta dura, che solleva molte verità nascoste e dà fastidio, tanto che alcuni militanti sono finiti sotto indagine. Il nostro è un viaggio all’interno del mondo portuale genovese per cercare di capire le origini e il futuro di questa battaglia. Attraverso il racconto di alcuni militanti del CALP, oltre che di un rappresentante dell’ONG Weapon Watch e del console della principale compagnia di lavoratori portuali, abbiamo voluto dare voce ad un movimento che di recente ha ricevuto il sostegno anche di Papa Francesco. Un movimento che non si ferma certo con il nostro reportage: la #Bahri_Hofuf è attesa a Genova in questi giorni dopo che ha imbarcato merci al #Military_Ocean_Terminal di #Sunny_Point, nella Carolina del Nord, uno dei principali terminal militare del mondo. I lavoratori sono sul chi vive e di certo lanceranno l’allarme.
▻https://www.rsi.ch/rete-due/programmi/cultura/laser/I-camalli-genovesi-in-lotta-contro-le-navi-della-morte-14877315.html?f=podcast-s
#Gênes #port #armes #commerce_d'armes #port #Yémen #résistance #Arabie_Saoudite #Genova #Italie #grève
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Page Facebook du collectif:
“This is the first part of a six-part (II, III, IV, V, VI) series I expect to roll out taking a historian’s look at the Siege of Gondor in Peter Jackson’s Return of the King. We’re going to discuss how historically plausible the sequence of events is and, in the process, talk a fair bit about how pre-gunpowder siege warfare works.”
(There are many analysis of the war scenes in this movie, but few by a real military historian.)
▻https://acoup.blog/2019/05/10/collections-the-siege-of-gondor
]]>Also contains interesting stuff about the military importance of th...
▻https://diasp.eu/p/9404739
Also contains interesting stuff about the military importance of the moon as well Secret History of Silicon Valley - YouTube In this lecture[,](nowhere “#science #technology #history #usa #military #coldwar”) renowned serial entrepreneur Steve Blank presents how the roots of Silicon Valley sprang not from the later development of the silicon semiconductor but instead from the earlier technology duel over the skies of Germany and secret efforts around (and over) the Soviet Union. merci à @[Krugor](/u/krugor)
]]>Russian military moves closer to replacing Windows with Astra Linux...
▻https://diasp.eu/p/9133093
Russian military moves closer to replacing Windows with Astra Linux
#astra #closer #linux #military #moves #replacing #russian #windows
]]>Worldwide armed Banks database :
In this section, we present data related to the financing of arms companies between 2011 and 2017 by financial entities identified as “armed bank” (banca armada), among which are the major banks, large insurance companies, asset management companies, sovereign wealth funds, some pensions funds and public institutions from all over the world.
ENG : ▻http://www.centredelas.org/bancaarmada/en
ESP : ▻http://www.centredelas.org/bancaarmada/es
Campaign coordinated by SETEM Cataluña (▻http://www.bancaarmada.org/en)
Sources : Center Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau / PAX
#BancaArmada #ArmedBanks #MilitaryIndustry #War #Finance #Necropolitics
]]>A military technique for falling asleep in two minutes (►https://www...
▻https://diasp.eu/p/7669076
A military technique for falling asleep in two minutes
It was developed to ensure soldiers stayed alert and didn’t make mistakes due to tiredness Article word count: 484
HN Discussion: ▻https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17905574 Posted by pmoriarty (karma: 27785) Post stats: Points: 113 - Comments: 48 - 2018-09-03T23:44:15Z
#HackerNews #asleep #falling #for #military #minutes #technique #two
Article content:
While some people manage to nod off as soon as their head hits the pillow at night, others toss and turn all night as they struggle to drift off.
If you’re used to lying in bed awake at night, brain whirring at a million miles an hour, unable to get the sweet, sweet slumber you crave, then good news.
A secret military technique that is said to help anyone fall (...)
]]>Military robots are getting smaller and more capable (►https://www.e...
▻https://diasp.eu/p/7664483
Military robots are getting smaller and more capable
Soon, they will travel in swarms Article word count: 1557
HN Discussion: ▻https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17898057 Posted by prostoalex (karma: 64719) Post stats: Points: 90 - Comments: 68 - 2018-09-02T18:45:51Z
#HackerNews #and #are #capable #getting #military #more #robots #smaller
Article content:
ON NOVEMBER 12th a video called “Slaughterbots” was uploaded to YouTube. It is the brainchild of Stuart Russell, a professor of artificial intelligence at the University of California, Berkeley, and was paid for by the Future of Life Institute (FLI), a group of concerned scientists and technologists that includes Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking and Martin Rees, Britain’s Astronomer Royal. It is set in a near-future in which (...)
]]>Google employees reportedly quit over military drone AI project (ht...
▻https://diasp.eu/p/7166145
Google employees reportedly quit over military drone AI project
HN link: ▻https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17075222 Posted by senoroink (karma: 149) Post stats: Points: 176 - Comments: 142 - 2018-05-15T16:35:22Z
#HackerNews #drone #employees #google #military #over #project #quit #reportedly HackerNewsBot debug: Calculated post rank: 164 - Loop: 166 - Rank min: 100 - Author rank: 53
]]>C’est les Oscar ! L’armée du shitshole country est trop trop fière de son « partenariat » avec son industrie du cinéma :
▻https://twitter.com/deptofdefense/status/970461390283587585
It’s #Oscars90 Sunday and did you know the #DoD works with #Hollywood to ensure the #military is correctly portrayed in films? Find out how these partnerships work:
▻https://go.usa.gov/xneSX .
(Insérer ici une remarque acide sur ces horribles médias contrôlés par le régime russe qui imposent leur propagande au monde entier.)
]]>Who will have the AI edge? | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
▻http://thebulletin.org/who-will-have-ai-edge10497
[Mary] Cummings argues that companies like Google and Facebook could outpace militaries when it comes to the science of artificial intelligence, which in turn could lead to potentially dangerous technologies going into use before they have been properly tested.
]]>Kindergarten ’military training’ (3) - People’s Daily Online
▻http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0908/c90000-9112492-3.html
j’ai enfin trouvé ce que je vais proposer comme activité au jardin d’enfant où va ma fille.
One hundred kindergarteners in Changxing County, Zhejiang province attended a week-long “military training” session beginning on Sept. 7, just before entering primary school. The training is meant to help children become stronger and more self-reliant. (Photo/Xinhua)
]]>Russia launches large snap military drills near Baltic borders
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (LETA—AFP) - Russia on Thursday launched large-scale snap military drills, putting its troops on full combat readiness in districts bordering Ukraine and the Baltic states, the defense minister said.
“In accordance with the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (President Vladimir Putin), a spot check started today,” Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in televised comments.
Troops in the country’s southern, central and western military districts, as well as the air force, northern fleet and paratroopers were in “full combat” mode as of 0400 GMT, he said.
▻http://leta.lv/eng/home/important/2F29713E-36BD-4623-BF8A-30667DF7B110
]]>Please note that the US MIL-D-35076 military specification for “DOUGHNUTS, FRESH” has been superseded by the EE-D-575B federal specification: ▻http://everyspec.com/FED_SPECS/E/EE-D-575B_18196 - also a reminder that “mil-spec” only means “someone assigned it a MIL- identifier” to it.
]]>#Drone Aid: A useful tool with a toxic image — by Michiel Hofman, Senior Humanitarian Specialist, and Jonathan Whittall, Head of Humanitarian Analysis | MSF UK
▻http://www.msf.org.uk/article/opinion-and-debate-drone-aid-a-useful-tool-with-a-toxic-image
Drone technology – that can gather data on ‘suspicious behaviour’ – can now be used to identify potential ‘terrorists’ and drone targets. The #SCHIEBEL Camcopter-S100 surveillance drone has come under recent scrutiny for its ability to easily be converted into a drone that can fire missiles. This ‘Camcopter’ is one of the most prolific drones in the world, serving in at least 11 militaries [3]
Initially the #MOAS website proudly displayed the partnership with #MSF alongside the logo of SCHIEBEL and a Marine oil company as ‘sponsors’ of MOAS. (...) MOAS has been using this new partnership also to promote its association with the drone manufacturer. The founder of MOAS, who owns a insurance/risk management/intelligence company ‘TANGIERS[4]’ in Malta on his blog for MOAS in April published an article called ‘humanitarian drones: bots without borders’[5]
(...) some of the Italian and British press reported that data from the MOAS/MSF drone was shared with Italian law enforcement agencies in order to identify smugglers.[6]
(...) data shared with the EU authorities can now be considered as #military_intelligence. Combined with the type of drone used – the Schiebel ‘camcopter’, MSF is now the first international humanitarian organisation to be associated with military grade drone equipment in an area of military operation.
This leaves the image of MSF particularly vulnerable. Very quickly the reputation of the small ‘search and rescue’ cam-copter has become one of the many military drones deployed in order to hunt down and destroy people smugglers. The fact that MSF does not pay for the drone, that the MSF logo has been removed from the SCHIEBEL/MOAS webpage, that MSF itself does not give information to the military authorities does not matter if MSF does not very loudly say so. SCHIEBEL continues to market the partnership with MOAS/MSF to profile civilian use for its equipment, whilst MSF stays silent on the issue.
The military association with drone use in the Mediterranean is illustrative of the dangers of drone technology for humanitarian actors in general. Specifically for MSF, the debate is on whether or not the negative image associated with drones means that even the use of small scale drones in Papua New Guinea or the Philippines should be discontinued. Drones may be very useful, but for humanitarian use, their reputation may just be too toxic for MSF.
]]>The dilemma of getting security forces under civilian control - the case of Burkina Faso
▻https://dartthrowingchimp.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/the-dilemma-of-getting-to-civilian-control
#Burkina_Faso #military #government #governance #gouvernement #gouvernance #army
What are the implications of #China’s #Military_Base in #Djibouti?
▻http://africasacountry.com/what-does-it-mean-that-china-has-a-military-base-in-djibouti
China’s willingness to escalate its military presence in Africa took a new turn with recent negotiations between the governments of Djibouti and China to establish a navy base. In the.....
]]>#S-300 launch - or almost
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqxs7-8OUIc
#Russia #missile #military
Would common #military industrial programs make sense in #Europe ? Nah - each nation’s requirements are way too different.
With three generals KIA in three years, the #IRGC suffers surprisingly high attrition at its top. Here is some explanatory context
▻https://www.reddit.com/r/iran/comments/2qug2w/question_on_iranian_style_of_military_leadership/cn9y2am #Iran #military #attrition
Interactive: Countries countering ISIL
Pinpointing military and humanitarian aid from nations in the international struggle against the armed group.
►http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2014/10/isil-us-syria-airstrike-coalition-uae-saudi-2014101142731382476.html
Lead by example, lead from the front... #Tsahal has this idea deeply imprinted in the ethos of its officer’s corp: ▻http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-follow-me-ethos-and-its-perils #military
]]>Lebanese army cracks down on al-Nusra Front in #Ersal
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanese-army-cracks-down-al-nusra-front-ersal
Lebanese army soldiers stationed outside a neighborhood in Beirut after capturing a wanted jihadist earlier this year. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) Lebanese army soldiers stationed outside a neighborhood in Beirut after capturing a wanted jihadist earlier this year. (Photo: Marwan Tahtah)
The Lebanese army intensified its security measures near the country’s borders with #syria’s #Qalamoun region amid a crackdown on al-Nusra Front #militants fleeing Syria. The #military_operation will in fact take some time, and is expected to further intensify if the Syrian army decides to regain control over al-Zabadani.
Rameh Hamieh
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]]>Up to date summary of the recent French military budget crisis - also provides a primer on the French way of dealing with tensions between the budget ministry and the defense ministry.
▻http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/13839/defense-budget-crisis-may-leave-lasting-marks-on-france-s-milit #France #military
USA to test hiding underwater supply caches on seabed, to deliver to the surface on demand:
▻http://defensetech.org/2014/04/21/u-s-to-test-seabed-resupply-systems-by-2016
#USA #military #navy
MENA #military_spending to reach $920 billion by 2020 : study
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/19594
Military spending between 2014 and 2020 in the Middle East and North Africa will total $920 billion, IHS Global Insight said in a forecast Tuesday. The US-based consulting firm did not give an overall breakdown at the end of a forum it hosted in Dubai, but said $27 billion will have been injected into the economies of the Arab nations of the Gulf by 2020 from defense deals via offsets. Offsets are agreements in which a supplier agrees to buy products from the party to whom it is selling, in order to win the buyer as a customer and offset the buyer’s outlay. read more
]]>The Matterhorn - Worlds Largest Subwoofer
The most powerful sub ever created. It was born out of a #military request
#le_son_comme_arme ?
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o36Kp6veJ6c
#Sisi to take «official measures» for presidential bid
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/sisi-take-official-measures-presidential-bid
Egypt’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Tuesday he could not ignore demands that he run for president and will take official measures soon, state media reported. Officials close to Sisi told AFP the recently promoted field marshal would step down as defense minister after a law is passed to regulate the election expected this spring. Sisi emerged as the most popular political figure in #Egypt after he overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July following massive protests against the year-long rule of Egypt’s first freely elected leader. read more
]]>#turkey abolishes special #military_tribunals
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/18733
Turkey’s parliament passed a law on Friday abolishing specially appointed courts that have convicted hundreds of military officers for coup plotting. The conciliatory move toward the military, proposed by the Islamic-rooted ruling party, comes as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is grappling with a high-level corruption scandal that has implicated his entourage and dragged down some of his ministers. read more
]]> Interesting #Map showing #French forces in #Africa is there a similar map showing #American #military in Africa?
]]>Shadow of the condor by João Pina
João Pina’s Shadow of the Condor explores the physical and emotional remnants of Operation Condor and the legacy of South America’s military #dictatorships during the “dirty war” years.
#Condor_operation #south_america #military #photography #moving_walls #documentary #chile #Argentina #Bolivia #Brazil #Paraguay #Peru #Uruguay #Pinochet
]]>“Syria’s Barrel Bomb Technology Relative To Aleppo Syria Attacks - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly” - a look at the #DIY barrel bombs used in #Syria :
▻http://brown-moses.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/syrias-barrel-bomb-technology-relative.html #military #weapons
U.S. #NAVY TO DROP ITS ALL-CAPS COMMUNICATIONS NORM - SOON #MILITARY MESSAGES WILL STOP LOOKING LIKE THIS ! “LOWERCASE MESSAGES ARE HERE TO STAY” JAMES MCCARTY, THE NAVAL #MESSAGING PROGRAM MANAGER AT FLEET CYBER COMMAND SAID IN A STATEMENT - OR RATHER, AN UNDERSTATEMENT. THE NAVY NOTICE THAT LOWERCASE LETTERS COULD BE USED WAS IRONICALLY ISSUED IN ALL CAPS. ▻http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/06/12/navy-to-drop-all-caps-communications
]]>Soldier assigned to #AFRICOM angry & confused after landing in #Germany
▻http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/06/africom-germany-soldier-assignment
#Africa #military #humor
No cetacean mass stranding in the Canaries since military sonar ban in 2004
Prompt political action may have resulted in a remarkable conservation success for whales and dolphins. The Canary Islands used to be a hotspot for mass strandings, but there have been no mass beachings since the Spanish government imposed a moratorium on naval exercises in these waters in 2004.
▻http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v497/n7449/full/497317d.html
#conservation #dolphins #whales #sonar #military #protest #spain
Article de Russia Today en réaction à la décision de la Ligue arabe d’octroyer le siège de la Syrie à la Coalition Nationale [Rassemblement de l’opposition syrienne]. Moscou juge « anti-syriennes » et « malheureusement [favorables] à une solution militaire » les mesures qui viennent d’être prises à Doha. Le porte-parole du ministère des Affaires étrangères russe indique « qu’au regard du droit international, les décisions que la Ligue [arabe] vient de prendre à l’égard de la Syrie sont illégales et indéfendables dans la mesure où le gouvernement de la République arabe syrienne demeure le représentant légal d’un Etat membre des Nations Unies. ».
▻http://rt.com/news/arab-league-syria-opposition-924
Giving Syrian opposition seats at Arab League is ‘illegal, indefensible’
Moscow Published time : March 27, 2013
“ The Arab League’s move to hand the Syrian opposition the country’s official seat at a summit in Doha and the decision to give military backing to the rebels are both against international law, Moscow has said. “
#Russia #Syrian_opposition #Arab_League #military_solution #political_settlement
]]>#Geoengineering - Science fiction gets real : a special report | Lateline
►http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2012/s3639093.htm
who has the capacity to do this? Well, I mean, there’s really only one answer and that’s the #military.
So, whoever has their hand on the thermostat is going to have an enormous amount of power and is also going to attract an enormous amount of hostility. My best guess is that it will be #China that does it. This has not been revealed yet, but within the last few weeks the Chinese Government included for the very first time geo-engineering research in its top 12 scientific research priorities.
(...)
There’s no doubting the scarily epic nature of such interventions.
CLIVE HAMILTON, CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY: To seize control of the climatic system of the Earth as a whole. This is a massive proposal that humanity is starting to talk about. (...) When you consider the almost total failure of the global community to respond to the science of climate change with anything like the urgency that the science suggests ... I think geo-engineering is virtually inevitable.
(...)
Russ George remains unapologetic about his experiment. He says there’s no time to wait for an international treaty.
RUSS GEORGE: I don’t see that happening before the oceans die. Right? The Royal Society of England came out a few years ago and said that by the year 2050 there’d be no harvestable fish left in the ocean. So I don’t think we have time.
]]>Ethical Machines in War: An Interview With Ronald Arkin » OWNI.eu, News, Augmented
►http://owni.eu/2011/04/25/ethical-machines-in-war-an-interview-with-ronald-arkin
The latest to emerge from within #military #technology are the unmanned weapon systems; remote controlled #robots that are replacing human #soldiers in war.
]]>On continue à rigoler avec HBGary…
Exclusive: #Military’s ‘#persona’ #software cost millions, used for ‘classified #social_media activities’ | The Raw Story
►http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/22/exclusive-militarys-persona-software-cost-millions-used-for-classified-soc
A fake virtual army of people could be used to help create the impression of consensus opinion in online comment threads, or manipulate social media to the point where valuable stories are suppressed.
(...) #HBGary, which conspired with Bank of America and the Chamber of Commerce to attack #WikiLeaks, spy on progressive writers and use malware against progressive organizations, was also revealed to have constructed software eerily similar to what the Air Force sought.
“This contract was awarded to a firm called #Ntrepid,” Speaks wrote to Raw Story. “In addition to the classified activities this software supports, US #CENTCOM, like most military commands, does use social media to inform the public of our activities. I should emphasize that such uses do not employ the kind of technology that was the subject of this contract solicitation.”
Ntrepid Corporation, registered out of Los Angeles, bills itself as a privacy and identity protection firm in some job postings, and a national security contractor in others, but its official website was amazingly just one page deep and free of even a single word of description.
In spite of their thin online presence, Speaks said the firm was awarded $2,760,000 to carry out the “persona management” contract.
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