is it time to close down twitter and facebook to protect our national security

[GT49er]

Bin Laden apparently used a network of trained cats to distribute his message of hate across the country by leaving shits in people's garden.

....and the bl00dy things are still doing it, years after his death!

 

[Nibble]

If anything social media is a help to the authorities trying to track and imprison terrorists as it flags them up and provides a clear evidence trail for prosecutions. I suspect the OP is perhaps something of an older gent?

 

[beorhthelm]

as terrorists use both to undermine British security
discuss nicely please

would you care to explain in what way facebook or twitter affect, let alone undermine our security? or is this just the regurgitation of some panic inducing tabloid page filler with no grounding in reality?

 

[glasfryn]

What is your view?

maybe for a short while
phone messages can been intercepted, but it is difficult to cover all of twitter and facebook (this just said by the head of MI5)
6 MAJOR TERRORIST PLOTS FOILED JUST LAST YEAR.

and I seem to remember the Croydon riots being run from twitter and face book

 

[Nibble]

Shall we ban all print media/ books/ novels/ essays?

 

[GT49er]

would you care to explain in what way facebook or twitter affect, let alone undermine our security? or is this just the regurgitation of some panic inducing tabloid page filler with no grounding in reality?

Perhaps more the regurgitation of some panic inducing statement by the head of MI5...........

 

[Return of the Rev]

as terrorists use both to undermine British security
discuss nicely please

Yes! both pointless and undermining the basic fabric of this once great nation

#gotalktoyourneighbor

 

[Albumen]

maybe for a short while
phone messages can been intercepted, but it is difficult to cover all of twitter and facebook (this just said by the head of MI5)
6 MAJOR TERRORIST PLOTS FOILED JUST LAST YEAR.

and I seem to remember the Croydon riots being run from twitter and face book

Just block the terrorists?

 

[gregbrighton]

Bin Laden apparently used a network of trained cats to distribute his message of hate across the country by leaving shits in people's garden.

Ban them I say

I don't believe it. Cats are not terrorists.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Why do Facebook and Twitter use HTTPS? Is there a technical reason for it, or just to try and ensure privacy.

 

[El Sid]

is it time to close down twitter and facebook to protect our national security as terrorists use both to undermine British security
discuss nicely please

 

[Albumen]

maybe for a short while
phone messages can been intercepted, but it is difficult to cover all of twitter and facebook (this just said by the head of MI5)
6 MAJOR TERRORIST PLOTS FOILED JUST LAST YEAR.

and I seem to remember the Croydon riots being run from twitter and face book

Did you type that or was it a copy and paste from a tabloid headline?

 

[glasfryn]

Did you type that or was it a copy and paste from a tabloid headline?

no I direct quote from the head of MI5

 

[middletoenail]

Nearly a year ago in Hong Kong they had pro democracy protests, and it was rumored that the government brought down the cellular data networks. So people started using fire chat which is peer to peer and doesn't require cellular or internet connection. There is a way around most technical things these days!

 

[Easy 10]

maybe for a short while
phone messages can been intercepted, but it is difficult to cover all of twitter and facebook (this just said by the head of MI5)
6 MAJOR TERRORIST PLOTS FOILED JUST LAST YEAR.

and I seem to remember the Croydon riots being run from twitter and face book

You're aware there are other ways and means available for people / terrorists to communicate with each other over the internet other than Twitter and Facebook ?

Personally I've never seen a terrorists Facebook page anyway. Would probably make for an interesting read though.

Adbul Ahmad
Soooooo pissed off right now

Jarif Zaheedi
Awww, whats up hun ? Sending a thousand virgins

Adbul Ahmad
Thx babes. God is Great xx

 

[glasfryn]

Nearly a year ago in Hong Kong they had pro democracy protests, and it was rumored that the government brought down the cellular data networks. So people started using fire chat which is peer to peer and doesn't require cellular or internet connection. There is a way around most technical things these days!

so there might be
but why make it easy for them

 

[middletoenail]

so there might be
but why make it easy for them

You could argue that it is their 'chatter' that Mi5 are listening in to, which makes their job easier, especially if people are stupid enough to broadcast their plans online.

 

[Nibble]

How the IRA ever managed without Twitter I'll never know.

This is just government scaremongering to justify their fascist motions to invade privacy. Annoyingly for no real reason than they just like to know more about us.

 

[GT49er]

You're aware there are other ways and means available for people / terrorists to communicate with each other over the internet other than Twitter and Facebook ?

Personally I've never seen a terrorists Facebook page anyway. Would probably make for an interesting read though.

Adbul Ahmad
Soooooo pissed off right now

Jarif Zaheedi
Awww, whats up hun ? Sending a thousand virgins

Adbul Ahmad
Thx babes. God is Great xx

Expect a notification of Fatwah in the post tomorrow!

 

[Easy 10]

so there might be
but why make it easy for them

Do you honestly believe that major terrorist plots are hatched over Twitter and Facebook ? If they were, I'd imagine MI5's job would be pretty straightforward.

"Morning sarge. Anyone checked that #LetsBombSwindon hashtag lately ? I'll have a quick look after lunch, see if they've put a date up yet".