MySpace Off Limits

[Zaphod]

<p>From the article:</p>

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Citing security concerns and technological limits, the Pentagon has cut off access to those sites for personnel using the Defense Department’s computer network.

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Memos about the change went out in February, and it took effect last week. It does not affect the Internet cafes that soldiers in Iraq use that are not connected to the Defense Department’s network. </p>

<p>The cafe sites are run by a private vendor, FUBI (For US By Iraqis).</p>

<p>Also, the ban also does not affect other sites, such as Yahoo, and does not prevent soldiers from sending messages and photos to their families by e-mail.

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<p>Looks like they’re trying to save bandwidth on the DoD servers…</p>