Can Social Networking Literally Sink a Ship?

In the military, badges are a sign of accomplishment and prestige, just as long as they're not from Foursquare. So says the U.S. Air Force, which has issued a warning to troops that using the popular location-based social networking site, and others like Facebook, could reveal their location to the enemy.

In the military, badges are a sign of accomplishment and prestige, just as long as they’re not from Foursquare. So says the U.S. Air Force, which has issued a warning to troops that using the popular location-based social networking site, and others like Facebook, could reveal their location to the enemy.

The warning, noted in a November 5th memo posted on the Air Force’s internal Web site and sent to commanders, cautions troops that “careless use of these services by airmen can have devastating operations security and privacy implications.”

Geo-location sites like Foursquare, Loopt, Facebook Places and Gowalla are the latest trend in social networking and allow users to “check in” and share their location with friends.

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