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Sat Nov 2, 2013, 08:42 AM Nov 2013

The US Intelligence Community Has A Secret Internet That Is Much More Secure Than Ours

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-intelligence-community-internet-2013-11



The U.S. intelligence community (IC) developed a secure, internal network version of Twitter called eChirp that allows its analysts to discuss breaking news across agencies, David Nakamura of The Washington Post reports.

The IC is composed of 17 distinct organizations, each operating under its own shroud of secrecy.

An IC presentation from 2010 notes that eChirp had 11,569 users and 99,723 "CHIRPs" at the time.

The eChirp platform is one of a suite of services — collectively called Intelink — the IC offers. Each 'app' seems very impressive.



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-intelligence-community-internet-2013-11#ixzz2jUXQScWG
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The US Intelligence Community Has A Secret Internet That Is Much More Secure Than Ours (Original Post) xchrom Nov 2013 OP
Do they get free shipping at Amazon.com on their internet? jberryhill Nov 2013 #1
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