Israeli soldier jailed for Facebook photo
By Andrew Redfern @ 24th April 2008 1:36 pm
According to a report from the BBC Israel has sentenced a soldier to 19 days in jail for uploading a photograph taken on his military base to Facebook.
The story published on the BBC website says that the Israeli military has declined to comment on the nature of the image, but said the soldier was serving with an elite intelligence unit. Local media say it is the first such conviction for an Israeli soldier. The case follows widespread reports about the potential security risk of soldiers posting photos on the web.
The Israel Air Force has recently instructed all servicemen under their command who are serving in sensitive units to remove any photos they may have uploaded to Facebook, the Haaretz newspaper reports.
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