"Creating an army of sockpuppets" - The HB Gary Email That Should Concern Us All
“it involves creating an army of sockpuppets, with sophisticated "persona management" software that allows a small team of only a few people to appear to be many, while keeping the personas from accidentally cross-contaminating each other. Then, to top it off, the team can actually automate some functions so one persona can appear to be an entire Brooks Brothers riot online.”
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x434832
US Military Kicks Off Plan To Fill Social Networks With Fake Sock Puppet Accounts
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110318/02153313534/us-military-kicks-off-plan-to-fill-social-networks-with-fake-sock-puppet-accounts.shtml
http://warisacrime.org/content/pull-plug-hbgary-robo-trolls-subpoena-air-force-general-schwartz-free-bradley-manning
yahoo ones not that sophisticated (old tech) but same MO.
just my guess
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