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« on: March 17, 2011, 10:37:18 AM »
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks

The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media using fake online personas designed to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda.

A Californian corporation has been awarded a contract with the US Central Command (Centcom) to develop what is described as an “online persona management service” that will allow one serviceman or woman to control up to 10 separate identities at once.

The contract stipulates each persona must have a convincing background, history and supporting details, and that up to 50 controllers must be able to operate false identities from their workstations “without fear of being discovered by sophisticated adversaries”.
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2011, 01:23:17 PM »
Sort of like Air America, only with Facebook and Twitter spam?
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2011, 03:06:55 PM »
Sort of stuff the Russians use to control their opinions.

Chinese are a bit more blunt in their approach.
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2011, 03:59:12 PM »
So they're trying to 'weaponize' viral marketing. That's ironic.
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« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2011, 04:51:18 PM »
I wonder if the "Tsunami as Pearl Harbour payback" meme that's been over facebook lately is a test run?
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2011, 05:09:34 PM »
Quote from: Mister Andersen on March 17, 2011, 04:51:18 PM
I wonder if the "Tsunami as Pearl Harbour payback" meme that's been over facebook lately is a test run?

Gee, I hope not, if it is it's a spectacularly stupid test run.
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« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2011, 12:23:35 AM »
Quote from: Mister Andersen on March 17, 2011, 04:51:18 PM
I wonder if the "Tsunami as Pearl Harbour payback" meme that's been over facebook lately is a test run?

Nope, that's just the idiot portion of the internet rearing itself yet again.
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« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2011, 02:27:36 PM »
Quote from: Coyote0273 on March 19, 2011, 12:23:35 AM
Quote from: Mister Andersen on March 17, 2011, 04:51:18 PM
I wonder if the "Tsunami as Pearl Harbour payback" meme that's been over facebook lately is a test run?

Nope, that's just the idiot portion of the internet rearing itself yet again.

QFE

Also, if anything was payback for Pearl Harbor, they were named "Fat Man" and "Little Boy", not an earthquake.

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« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2011, 03:53:57 PM »
Clearly then, it's the dolphins striking back in the name of their cousin species.
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« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2011, 10:04:39 PM »
::rubs hands together::

Excellent! More resource options for Spycraft Third...  Grin
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« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2011, 10:55:51 PM »
Eh.

Corporations and their lobbying groups and marketing departments have been doing this for ages.
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« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2011, 08:28:21 AM »
Quote from: Krensky on March 21, 2011, 10:55:51 PM
Eh.

Corporations and their lobbying groups and marketing departments have been doing this for ages.

Yep.. but we all know the gov't, what was state of the art thinking 20 years ago, is their new idea for today.
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