Information warfare or subsidized political indoctrination?
It seems that the recent government wargame dubbed “Cyber Storm” was not just a network security exercise for sharpening responses to hostile hackers. It also included plans for countering the political messages of bloggers.
Excerpt:
The government concluded its “Cyber Storm” wargame Friday, its biggest-ever exercise to test how it would respond to devastating attacks over the Internet from anti-globalization activists, underground hackers and bloggers.
Bloggers?
Participants confirmed parts of the worldwide simulation challenged government officials and industry executives to respond to deliberate misinformation campaigns and activist calls by Internet bloggers, online diarists whose “Web logs” include political rantings and musings about current events.
So much for the First Amendment.
Hat tip to Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse on DailyKos.
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