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by iser 3065 days ago
I believe it covers sensitive materials only. Soldiers should not be punished through UCMJ for using Strava. That's ridiculous. Strava just should not be accessible within Afghanistan.
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A country of 30 plus million shouldn't be able to use an app because some soldiers deployed there are bad at opsec?
My apologies. I meant just the military members, not the country itself.
So let me ask you .... how do IT folks actually handle this type of situation? The experience required for systems work both in the field and base are both between making soldiers at home, in combat zones, and also keeping them safe. It's something that requires a LOT of experience on new tech to really stop/filter/protect against situations where data is being transferred off base. There is also the STORED perspective. That data may not be transmitted ON base .. it could be transferred over a wifi at something like the "sister's house" or some other place you never expected on an open network for wifi with that device. It's nearly impossible to stop this. It's like White House leaks .. when there is a way to transmit, it will be used.