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CIA, FBI Push Social Networking for Spies
node7 writes "The FBI, NSA, and CIA are jointly supporting a newly created 'MySpace' for the intelligence community. Named 'A-Space,' the site will contain highly classified material, so naturally, it won't be available to the public. From CNN: '[Michael Wertheimer, assistant deputy director of national intelligence for analysis] demonstrated the program to CNN to show how analysts will use it to collaborate. "One perfect example is if Osama bin Laden comes out with a new video. How is that video obtained? Where are the very sensitive secret sources we may have to put into a context that's not apparent to the rest of the world?" Wertheimer said. "In the past, whoever captured that video or captured information about the video kept it in-house. It's highly classified because it has so very short a shelf life. That information is considered critical to our understanding."'"
I believe "it's a trap" is appropriate here.
This isn't a tool for spies. It's a tool to catch morons.
Lets apply the most basic logic... would the intelligence community announce anything of the sort to the public?
Like the last dozen or so technological or organizational strides they announced.... but wait.... no.