This is the future of war...

RawAlex · 08-12-2008

disinformation campaigns are as old as the hills. Propaganda in all it's forms is a very old trick, you can go back to WWI or so and find radio stations set up to send the message to the population of the opposition, claiming all is well. The Korean war was packed with this sort of thing, and to this day the US spends tens of millions of dollars each year to try to broadcast into Cuba.

Hacking websites or trying to shut down web access is a very useful way at this point to create disinformation or at least to stop the flow. Heck, sending in a bunch of geek troops to take over data centers and redirect traffic or modify websites would probably be a really interesting way to change the tide of a battle.

08-12-2008	#2
RawAlex Members $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,036	Re: This is the future of war... disinformation campaigns are as old as the hills. Propaganda in all it's forms is a very old trick, you can go back to WWI or so and find radio stations set up to send the message to the population of the opposition, claiming all is well. The Korean war was packed with this sort of thing, and to this day the US spends tens of millions of dollars each year to try to broadcast into Cuba. Hacking websites or trying to shut down web access is a very useful way at this point to create disinformation or at least to stop the flow. Heck, sending in a bunch of geek troops to take over data centers and redirect traffic or modify websites would probably be a really interesting way to change the tide of a battle. __________________ Let's go to the edge of disaster Push the pedal and go a little faster Let's slam into a wall at ramming speed Let's go to the edge of a mountain Jump off and lets start countin' Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds

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