@Astraea_Apate (Russians are always in the chat.)
Really blows my mind that there hasn't been a coordinated effort to at least spread awareness about the dangers of that particular app. I have colleagues that use it on the regular. It's *insane*.
@kel @Astraea_Apate There was a big concern in the services, going back more than 10 years or so.
The problem is, service members are recruited from the population at large, and the U.S. as a whole is absolutely horrible on privacy/security education for the bulk of the population. Much like any other issue, the main "goal" of politicians (on both sides) seems to be to maintain the status quo (and their power), vs. actually improving the lives of citizens.
@kel @Astraea_Apate
There's.... far more variables to it than simply placing the blame on military leadership. As for training - there already isn't enough time to accomplish all of the "mandatory" training dictated by policy/regulation. Commanders are forced to choose what's most important for their unit for a given period, and the rest typically gets pushed until later in the training cycle, or when an incident occurs.
@Synical The problem with that is that if anyone can afford the training, it's the U.S. military.
It's willful ignorance on the part of military leadership, and it's straight-up dangerous. @Astraea_Apate