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Frequent visits to defence websites can spell trouble
by Seva Lamberdar Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:09 pm
BAREILLY, U.P.: Don't check websites of armed forces too often as military intelligence sleuths might be marking you as trouble. The move, said sources, has come in the wake of the discovery that attackers of the Pathankot air base also collected information about the base from its website.
People browsing these sites too frequently may be taken into custody and questioned by military intelligence units. Arrested Pak spy Mohd Aijaz had also allegedly gathered sensitive military information through websites.
Sources said, the number of persons who have accessed defence-related websites have increased substantially during the last few months. They include those who have opened websites of Indian Army, IAF stations and bases as well as major Indian airports.
Officials said that earlier, there was an unusual increase in the number of users accessing websites of organisations like the IS or Pakistan's ISI. But now the number of visitors to Indian Army and related sites have shot up, forcing the brass to keep an eye on the increased traffic.
"Even though ISI agent Aijaz was an expert in handling computers and had conducted videography of several sensitive locations, he also gained a lot of information on the Army and IAF after visiting their websites on a regular basis," said a special task force (STF) officer who interrogated the arrested spy.
"The websites of armed forces have been designed to provide general information to persons wishing to get a basic knowledge about them. But if a user tries to delve deeply into every aspect of the armed forces and wishes to collect information for some destructive purpose than he certainly needs to be watched," said Gargi Malik Sinha, PRO, ministry of defence.
Frequent browsers may be taken into custody and questioned. The move comes as attackers of the Pathankot airbase got information about the installation from its website.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Frequent-visits-to-defence-websites-can-spell-trouble/articleshow/50599148.cms
People browsing these sites too frequently may be taken into custody and questioned by military intelligence units. Arrested Pak spy Mohd Aijaz had also allegedly gathered sensitive military information through websites.
Sources said, the number of persons who have accessed defence-related websites have increased substantially during the last few months. They include those who have opened websites of Indian Army, IAF stations and bases as well as major Indian airports.
Officials said that earlier, there was an unusual increase in the number of users accessing websites of organisations like the IS or Pakistan's ISI. But now the number of visitors to Indian Army and related sites have shot up, forcing the brass to keep an eye on the increased traffic.
"Even though ISI agent Aijaz was an expert in handling computers and had conducted videography of several sensitive locations, he also gained a lot of information on the Army and IAF after visiting their websites on a regular basis," said a special task force (STF) officer who interrogated the arrested spy.
"The websites of armed forces have been designed to provide general information to persons wishing to get a basic knowledge about them. But if a user tries to delve deeply into every aspect of the armed forces and wishes to collect information for some destructive purpose than he certainly needs to be watched," said Gargi Malik Sinha, PRO, ministry of defence.
Frequent browsers may be taken into custody and questioned. The move comes as attackers of the Pathankot airbase got information about the installation from its website.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Frequent-visits-to-defence-websites-can-spell-trouble/articleshow/50599148.cms
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