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After ISIS Twitter threat, military families rethink online lives
CNN ^ | Wed January 14, 2015 | Ashley Fantz

Posted on 01/14/2015 3:08:53 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

(CNN)One military wife recalls staying up all night and deleting every Facebook picture of her children, every post that mentioned them or where they went to school. She Googled herself, trying to figure out how easy it would be to find where the family lived. In the morning, she went to her car and scraped the military decal off the front window.

As the spouse of a Special Forces soldier, she's always tried to be conscious of how much she advertises that she and her three young children are a military family.

"It's hard because I am so proud of what my husband does, but lately so many spouses that I know are actually scared that they could be targets of ISIS or someone who sympathizes with ISIS," she said, asking that CNN keep her name out of the story for that reason.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: isis; twitter

1 posted on 01/14/2015 3:08:53 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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2 posted on 01/14/2015 3:09:12 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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She Googled herself, trying to figure out how easy it would be to find where the family lived. In the morning, she went to her car and scraped the military decal off the front window.

Wow! It's easy?!? Who'da thunk it!

3 posted on 01/14/2015 3:17:06 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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Dearest Mrs. Military Wife,

Stay Alert. Stay Safe.
Thanks to you and your husband for being fine people.
America needs her fine people to watch out for themselves
as you and your husband watch out for U.S.
May God also Protect you and yours.

4 posted on 01/14/2015 4:03:48 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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5 posted on 01/14/2015 4:06:01 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA)
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Facebook will have employees/hacks that follow Islam and they will provide the evil ones all they need to find the patriots and their families. You CANNOT trust internet firms with any info.


6 posted on 01/14/2015 4:22:33 PM PST by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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Amen!

I have an email address & I decide which ones I wish to open.

Who needs a virtual universe of phony friends & potential threats?


7 posted on 01/14/2015 6:52:21 PM PST by elcid1970 ("I am a radicalized infidel.")
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