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'Robin Sage' Social Hoax Duped Military, Security Pros
ancientribe writes "A social networking experiment of a phony female military security professional known as 'Robin Sage' (named after a US Army Special Forces training exercise) worked way too well, fooling even the most security-savvy professionals on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. It also led to the leakage of sensitive military information after an Army Ranger accepted 'Robin's' friend request on Facebook and his photos from Afghanistan exposed geolocation information accessible to 'Robin.' The researcher who conducted the experiment will show off his findings at the upcoming Black Hat USA conference in Las Vegas, where the real woman pictured in the profiles is scheduled to introduce him for his presentation."
Yes, and for that I'm eternally grateful, in much the same way my mother once got free dental work in France because her father had fought in the war (though mainly in Belgium and the Netherlands, then into Germany) and the dentist thought it was the least he could do to repay the debt he felt he owed to America. I know its fashionable to make fun of France and whatnot, but they're not bad people, and they are America's oldest friend.