Pentagon blocks Snowden leak info on its networks
June 29, 2013 02:17
The US Defence Department has restricted military access to information leaked to the media by fugitive Edward Snowden, so as to protect classified documents, a Pentagon spokesman said.
"The Department of Defence is not blocking any websites," Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart told AFP, in response to a Guardian report.
"We routinely take preventative measures to mitigate unauthorised disclosures of classified information onto DoD unclassified networks," he said.
"Should any website choose to post information the department deems classified, that particular content on the website will be filtered and remain inaccessible from DoD networks so long as it remains classified."
The Guardian, along with the Washington Post, published information provided by Snowden about vast surveillance programmes run by the National Security Agency to gather Internet data and phone logs.
"The DoD is also not going to block websites from the American public in general," Pickart said, adding such a move would be a violation of civil liberties and privacy.
TOP STORIES
© 2024 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances