Israel uses Facebook to stymie 'flytilla'
Found on CBC News on Saturday, 09 July 2011
Israel had tracked the activists on social media sites like Facebook, compiled a blacklist of about 300 names and asked airlines to keep those on the list off flights to Israel.
"Lufthansa called me last night and said I would not be allowed to board their plane because Israel denied me entry," Beatt said.
An EasyJet spokesman in Geneva, Adrian Fuhrer, said 40 people were prevented from boarding the plane at the request of Israeli authorities.
So let's think about this a little bit. Let's put aside the fact that it's a stupid idea to use your real name and information on Facebook, who has notorious privacy issues. Let's look at the fact that a nation uses Facebook information to create no-fly lists of terrorist suspects. With a little effort, anybody could create a fake profile, using someone else's name, and effectively ruin the chances to board a plane for that person.