The US Air Force has warned its infantry that using Facebook and other amicable networking sites could inadvertently exhibit their place to the enemy.
The warning, posted on an inner website and sent to commanders, concerns new technology permitting users to pinpoint their place on the map.
It mentioned negligent use could have "devastating operations safety and privacy implications".
The US Army is set to send a identical bell to its troops.
Air Force officials are upset that infantry using BlackBerrys and other gadgets with GPS capabilities could exhibit their place to internet services with geo-location features - Facebook, Foursquare and others - and that the challenger could uncover their location, the Associated Press reported.
On many of the sites, users can arrange privacy settings to capacitate or turn off the geo-location features.
The US has about 95,000 infantry in Afghanistan and 50,000 in Iraq.
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