The dark side of social networking activity on the internet continues to generate much debate over maintaining information security levels, protection of individual rights of privacy, and in general, elements of compliance and risk management all rolled up into one controversial topic.

This article written by David F. Carr, a writer for the Government Computer News magazine, adds a unique perspective to that debate.  The focus of this article deals with not so much the twittering away of bits of information, as much, as trying to understand the risks involved with someone (i.e. an adversary) who puts those pieces of random information together and can potentially gain knowledge which can truly become a matter of national security.

Click here to read more about the Department of Defense’s perspective on this topic.