Ministry of Defence on Wednesday informed parliament that they have taken necessary steps to insure that military secrets are not leaked out through social networking Web site, Orkut.

Defence Minister, A K Antony, said in a written statement that "defence personnel is periodically sensitized to the nuances of military security, and to the implications of sharing classified information with strangers on social networks. They are also aware of the implications of such sharing under the Official Secrets Act".

According to the minister, directions have also been issued to "take stern action against defaulters" using the Internet at large for passing on defence secrets.

Antony also detailed the steps being taken to ensure that foreign intelligence agencies did not gain access to India's military secrets through the Internet.

These included sensitisation of defence and civilian personnel at all levels, with special attention paid to new entrants at training institutes; regular policy guidelines being issued for compliance; and checks/audits undertaken by in-house teams to locate any breach, the minister stated.

Source: (Techtree, Sify)