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Is your Granny or Mom a security risk on FB?

  • 15-06-2011 05:12PM
    #1
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭


    The MOD in the UK produced this vid which seems to be aimed at the elderly that use social networks. Could the same be happening in Ireland with lovely young men recruiting your granny or mom to join radical groups or supply information about family relatives that work in sensitive areas?:eek:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UyWN0uREfk
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  • #2
    Elmidena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,570 ✭✭✭Elmidena


    To answer your question, nein, my granny and Mum are dead so I think they're not involved in militant actions.

    My Dad however, is 79 and uses facebook. But I have him screened from reading all of my stuff and I never look to his, so they'll be getting no info outta me =D

    It is a novel way of launching an attack though, hadn't considered it before but seems quite obvious now I've thought about it. Makes an awful lot of sense


  • #3
    Seachmall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭Seachmall


    Didn't some MI6/MI5(?) high-up's wife give out their address on FB or something?

    You should have to pass an IQ test to be given a computer.


  • #4
    Smcgie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭Smcgie


    No but both my granny and my mum are on FB and I think it's kina cool. I hope when I'm there age I can keep up with the techo end of things :)


  • #5
    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    Tried finding Mark Taylor afterwards, bummer. Did anyone else?


  • #6
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    I think my aul one has enough trouble finding the on button


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  • #7
    Birneybau
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,398 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    My Mom thinks I'm cool.

    Everyone else, not so much...Nobody wants to be friends with an Islamic Fundamentalist. : C


  • #8
    craggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 664 ✭✭✭craggles


    Birneybau wrote: »
    My Mom thinks I'm cool.

    Everyone else, not so much...Nobody wants to be friends with an Islamic Fundamentalist. : C

    Wait, what?


  • #9
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,609 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    Well I think soldiers or members of the security services would wanna be pretty dumb to be saying anything operational outside of work regardless.

    "Loose lips sink ships" - and all that.


  • #10
    Thoie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,344 ✭✭✭Thoie


    I think sensitive information is far more likely to be given out by your niece or nephew or mates - not your granny.

    The older generations generally have a concept of privacy, and don't feel the need to let everyone know what colour knickers they're wearing, what they had for breakfast, and what their current relationship status is.


  • #11
    TheZohanS
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    I'd pity any terrorist that tries to befriend my granny...evil aul biddy!


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  • #12
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,280 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    Smcgie wrote: »
    No but both my granny and my mum are on FB and I think it's kina cool. I hope when I'm there age I can keep up with the techo end of things :)

    Links :D


  • #13
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Corsendonk


    Eric Cartman wrote: »
    Links :D

    MILF Hunter?


  • #14
    Dartz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,420 ✭✭✭Dartz


    Facebook is a security risk all in itself.


  • #15
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,555 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    All my grandparents were dead by 1997. If they manage to post on FB now..it'd be some trick


  • #16
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Corsendonk


    snyper wrote: »
    All my grandparents were dead by 1997. If they manage to post on FB now..it'd be some trick

    Have you done a security background check on your mother yet? Followed her to the shops?


  • #17
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,555 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    Corsendonk wrote: »
    Have you done a security background check on your mother yet? Followed her to the shops?

    My mother is 74. She struggles with the tv remote.. FB is not an option


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