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USA blokerer for soldaters adgang til kritisk avis
Amerikanske tropper i Afghanistan og Mellemøsten må
ikke læse den britiske avis The Guardian, meddeler Danmarks
Radio.
US military blocks entire Guardian website for troops stationed
abroad: Troops deployed to Afghanistan and elsewhere in the Middle
East and South Asia have 'theater-wide block' to Guardian
Spencer Ackerman in New York
theguardian.com, Monday 1 July 2013
US blocks army access to Guardian:
Defense Department Blocks Access to Guardian News Website to
Prevent Viewing of NSA Leaks By: Kevin Gosztola. June 27, 2013
- http://www.uruknet.info/?p=98763
A memo sent out to Defense Department security contractors by
Undersecretary of Defense security director Timothy A. Davis shows
that access to The Guardian news website has been blocked to
protect against disclosures from former NSA contractor Edward
Snowden containing classified information on secret surveillance
programs.
The decision to block was motivated by the need to protect the
"integrity of unclassified government information systems."
The memo sent out on June 7, 2013, reads:
…Classified information, whether or not already posted on
public websites, disclosed to the media, or otherwise in the public
domain remains classified and must be treated as such until it is
declassified by an appropriate US government authority. It is the
responsibility of every DoD employee and contractor to protect
classified information and to follow established procedures for
accessing classified information only through authorized means.
Leadership must establish a vigilant command climate that
underscores the critical importance of safeguarding classified
material against compromise. Accordingly, we request all DoD
components send prompt notification to your employees and
contractors reminding them of these obligations. Procedures for
responding to classified information found in the public domain are
attached…
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