Terrorist like ISIS communicate through social media like Facebook and Twitter but use encrypted codes so their messages can't be read by everyone. That strategy of communicating is called "going dark". This alarms the police and counter-terrorism officials because they might not be able to prevent the next terrorist attack. The Paris attacks on November 13 sparked this worry. An app that is commonly used by ISIS is Telegram. Telegram protects messages with two layers of encryption and is apparently more effective than WhatsApp owned by Facebook. On November 19 Telegram was able to unlock 164 channels run by terrorist groups.
I think that technology in this situation is more the problem than the solution. The encrypted messages allow terrorists to communicate and plan attacks practically right in front of our faces without us knowing. I wonder if the terrorists who were involved in 9/11 were using technology, that we didn't know how to use, to communicate with each other.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/24/technology/targeting-terror-intelligence-isis/index.html
It sounds like it could be both. We can turn the problem into the solution. All we really need to focus on is being a few steps ahead of everyone else. -lia k 6
ReplyDeleteIt could go both ways. Social media is good for teenagers to pass by time, but it can also be addictive.
ReplyDeleteIt is scary that groups like ISIS are able to use apps that were meant to be used for fun communication as a way to secretly plan attacks. --Claudia Anthony
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