Russia. Proibito ai militari l’uso del telefonino.
Giuseppe Sandro Mela.
2019-02-23.
Nell’immaginario collettivo il lavoro di intelligence è spesso raffigurato nei termini delle missioni di James Bond.
Nulla di più differente.
La corretta lettura dei media e le intercettazioni telefoniche sono una fonte incredibile di informazioni.
Di norma, anche le password più gelosamente custodite viaggiano poi con stupefacente facilità su media e conversazioni. Cosa questa che facilita in modo sostanziale il lavoro dello spionaggio elettronico.
L’imbecillità umana rasenta sempre l’incredibile: gli esseri umani son ben più fessi di quanto vogliano ammettere.
Un esempio?
«Security concerns have been raised after a fitness tracking firm showed the exercise routes of military personnel in bases around the world.
Online fitness tracker Strava has published a “heatmap” showing the paths its users log as they run or cycle.
It appears to show the structure of foreign military bases in countries including Syria and Afghanistan as soldiers move around them.
The US military was examining the heatmap, a spokesman said.
How does Strava work?
San Francisco-based Strava provides an app that uses a mobile phone’s GPS to track a subscriber’s exercise activity.
It uses the collected data, as well as that from fitness devices such as Fitbit and Jawbone, to enable people to check their own performances and compare them with others.
It says it has 27 million users around the world.»
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Lo spionaggio avverso può così facilmente seguire persona per persona, militare per militare.
Poi, il clou è quando i soldati usano i loro telefonici quando siano in azione.
È una vera manna dal cielo per gli avversari, che non sono poi così sprovveduti come si vorrebbe fa credere.
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«Russia’s parliament has voted to ban soldiers from using smartphones while on duty, after their social media use raised issues of national security»
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«The bill forbids military personnel from using a phone with the ability to take pictures, record videos and access the internet»
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«Soldiers also cannot write about the military or talk to journalists»
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«More than 400 of 450 lawmakers in Russia’s lower house of parliament, the Duma, backed the law on Tuesday »
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«Phones with basic calling and messaging facilities could still be used, but tablets and laptops would also subject to the new ban»
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«Soldiers’ social media data has allowed open-source journalism sites like Bellingcat to expose secret military activity by Russian forces, sometimes in real time»
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A parere di molti, le comunicazioni smartphone di soldati russi intercettate dagli occidentali altro non erano che controinformazioni artatamente propalate dai servizi segreti russi.
Russia’s parliament has voted to ban soldiers from using smartphones while on duty, after their social media use raised issues of national security.
The bill forbids military personnel from using a phone with the ability to take pictures, record videos and access the internet.
Soldiers also cannot write about the military or talk to journalists.
More than 400 of 450 lawmakers in Russia’s lower house of parliament, the Duma, backed the law on Tuesday.
Phones with basic calling and messaging facilities could still be used, but tablets and laptops would also subject to the new ban.
Soldiers’ social media data has allowed open-source journalism sites like Bellingcat to expose secret military activity by Russian forces, sometimes in real time.
The bill must now be considered by the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, before being signed into law by President Vladimir Putin.
Why is there a ban?
Russian officials said the move was necessary to protect military information from foreign intelligence services.
In recent years, social media posts by servicemen have revealed Russia’s military presence in eastern Ukraine and Syria, sometimes contradicting the government’s official claim of not having troops there.
Since 2017, Russian soldiers have been warned against sharing any information online, including selfies.
Russia is not the first country to take steps to introduce stricter digital practices for military personnel following security issues.
US soldiers are still allowed to use social media, but must follow guidelines.
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