Thousands of soldiers, civilians and contractors operate under false names, on the ground and in cyberspace. A Newsweek investigation of the ever-growing and unregulated world of "signature reduction."
  • emizeko [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    May 17, 2021

    neat that there's been zero follow-up on this

  • marxisthayaca [he/him,they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Newsweek's exclusive report on this secret world is the result of a two-year investigation involving the examination of over 600 resumes and 1,000 job postings, dozens of Freedom of Information Act requests, and scores of interviews with participants and defense decision-makers. What emerges is a window into not just a little-known sector of the American military, but also a completely unregulated practice. No one knows the program's total size, and the explosion of signature reduction has never been examined for its impact on military policies and culture. Congress has never held a hearing on the subject. And yet the military developing this gigantic clandestine force challenges U.S. laws, the Geneva Conventions, the code of military conduct and basic accountability.

    • invo_rt [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      challenges U.S. laws, the Geneva Conventions, the code of military conduct and basic accountability

      In other words, it's just another Tuesday at the Pentagon.

      :joker-troll:

    • Shoegazer [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      The newest and fastest growing group is the clandestine army that never leaves their keyboards. These are the cutting-edge cyber fighters and intelligence collectors who assume false personas online, employing "nonattribution" and "misattribution" techniques to hide the who and the where of their online presence while they search for high-value targets and collect what is called "publicly accessible information"—or even engage in campaigns to influence and manipulate social media.

      :stupidpol: