Hmm . . .

a blogger was describing his duties as a guard, providing pictures of his post and discussing how to exploit its vulnerabilities.

This seems dangerous for not only this soldier but for anyone else at that post.

This is one instance where monitoring is recommended and is vital to safety and intelligence.

That blogger who described his post and told its vulnerabilities should be brought up on charges.

Hmmm. Certainly two sides to this argument, even if I'm very uncomfortable with one of them.

Sorry, but i don't get why this is surprising. The army reads all soldiers' mail from the field, too, and always has -- right?

Anyone sending snail mail to my nephew in Afghanistan has to send it with a specific return mail address. The govt doesn't even want anyone to know where the families of the military live. I suppose that's in the event the mail is hijacked. ??

Actions by the military (intelligence arm or otherwise) is equally harmful... the whole security vs. privacy matter... in Canada, the line bewteen the two is destroyed and the powers that be governing the matter standardless.... note well that Canadian methods are as intrusive (and destructive) as they get... espionage through the power grid (streetlights, light bulbs in one's own home, etc....) Technology is based on CCDs (charge coupled devises) and this in tandem with GPS is about as intrusive as it gets... in Canada it is also unregulated... rogue.