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MI6 chief's cover is blown by wife's holiday snaps on Facebook

The new head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, is at the centre of a security breach after his wife published family holiday photographs and other personal details on the Facebook website.

Sir John is due to take up his post as chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, in charge of Britain's spying operations abroad, in November.

But his wife's posting on the social networking site have exposed potentially compromising details about where they live and work, their friends and where they go on holiday.

Lady Shelley Sawers put no privacy protection on the account, meaning that any of Facebook's 200 million users in the 'London' network could see the entries, no matter where they were in the world.

The lapse revealed the couple's friendship with senior diplomats and actors.

It appears that the Foreign Office had not vetted the information that Sir John and his family were putting on the internet.

Sir John, currently Britain's ambassador to the United Nations, began his career with MI6 but has spent many years as a diplomat.

Lady Sawers posted photographs of the family's holidays and gave details of the location of the family's flat in London and the whereabouts of their three children and of Sir John's parents.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...blown-by-wifes-holiday-snaps-on-Facebook.html


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Wow. Well, if that doesn't beget a social networking policy for "secure" government employees, I don't know what will. But why she would need that reminder is beyond me.


It continues to amaze me the number of people on Facebook who have enabled no privacy settings whatsoever. I don't get it. Even some of my friends can't see all of my information on FB, forget about random people in my networks.
 
Sir John Sawers invited you to "Invading your base" on 09 August at 09:00.

Sir John Sawers says, "Come along, bring your AKs, we'll have a massive laugh".

Event: Invasion of Terrorist base
What: Top Secret, bring camo gear
Host: MI6
Start Time: 09 August at 09:00
End Time: Whenever we leave Afghanistan LOL
Where: Your base

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=562587977421&aref=34568943

Thanks,
The Facebook Team
 
i wonder how many people actually saw the info before it was pulled? You can bet AQ will be pissed they did not,if they did not that is.


Interesting he starts with 6,goes to the UN,then carries on at 6 again,makes one think he never stopped working for 6 at all.


I wonder now,what poor analysts have to makes sure deputy directors etc and department heads,also do not have info spread around everywhere on the net about them.
 
Mac Kiwi said:
i wonder how many people actually saw the info before it was pulled? You can bet AQ will be pissed they did not,if they did not that is.


Interesting he starts with 6,goes to the UN,then carries on at 6 again,makes one think he never stopped working for 6 at all.


I wonder now,what poor analysts have to makes sure deputy directors etc and department heads,also do not have info spread around everywhere on the net about them.
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even still, with reports of terrorists recruiting hackers, you have to wonder if some hacker didn't already get into FB's backend to snag the photos and info? i'm sure it can be done, although i'm far from an expert on hacking.

maybe she didn't know what his job was? some wives are clueless b/c their hubbies leave it that way (either that or she is an idiot).
 
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