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Researcher Says Social Networks Link Terrorists

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-have-a-terrorist-request dept.

An anonymous reader writes "At the International Conference on Cyber Security 2009 in New York, Evan Kohlmann, a senior investigator and private consultant for Global Terror Alert, claimed that a new breed of terrorists are using online forums to recruit people who align themselves with the mission of Al Qaeda, creating global networks of would-be terrorists."

3 of 212 comments (clear)

  1. Re:FUD by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 2, Informative

    You could even get rid of photobucket or craigs list.

    If I was a real deal terrorist I'd start putting messages in images. "For sale: " each with a different message, all embedded with text or encrypted text.

  2. This Just In! by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 4, Informative

    Terrorists have persistent habit of breathing in oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide.

    --
    My turnips listen for the soft cry of your love
  3. This Just In by maz2331 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Technology is show to be poltically-neutral. The same websites that link peaceful people can also link criminals, terrorists, military personnel, and the CIA to each other.

    The same gun can be used to terrorize or defend.

    The same hammer can drive nails or bash in skulls.o

    We now return you to your regularly-scheduled /.-ing.