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Seven U.S. Navy SEALs punished for disclosing classified data to ‘Medal of Honor’ video game
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Duane Benson
For decades special operations teams have operated with little of no public ...
IDontUseTheForumSoWhyAmIForcedToMakeANickname
Around 2003 I worked on a technology with the US Army of which I signed off into ...
Seven members of a U.S. Navy SEAL team have been punished for disclosing classified information while serving as consultants for a video game, a Pentagon spokesman said yesterday.
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IDontUseTheForumSoWhyAmIForcedToMakeANickname
11/13/2012 9:57 AM EST
Around 2003 I worked on a technology with the US Army of which I signed off into secrecy. Last year (or was it the year before), I saw the same technology used in a Call of Duty video game.
Gamers buy the games to be entertained, I don't think they have espionage in mind when they play them. I doubt anyone else even noticed what tactics were duplicated.
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Duane Benson
11/13/2012 1:01 PM EST
For decades special operations teams have operated with little of no public recognition or knowledge of what they do. It's nice for them to get notice for the contributions they have made, but I think that human nature feeds off of recognition and wants more. The more that is out there, the lower the perceived barriers are which makes more folks willing to say more.
There certainly is a balance between putting people and security at risk vs. living in a free and open society. I do think that some of this information should be public. It's important both in terms of giving appreciation where it is deserved and in terms of keeping viable public oversight of the people we pay to govern and protect us.
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