A while back, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said it wanted to start reviewing wannabe spies' "cyber behavior," before they handed the spooks security clearances. Suspect activities might include "social network usage,"
"compulsive internet use," "distribution of pirated materials," and
"online contact with foreign nationals," the ODNI said.
But first, the Office wanted to get a "better understanding" of "which specific cyber-behaviors are normative, acceptable, or favorable." Then comes a look into how "risky IT activities or problematic cyber behaviors" match up with real-life "personality factors or other individual traits, characteristics or behaviors [that] can serve as risk or resilience indicators."
Well, let the profiling begin. The ODNI recently handed out $800,000 to researchers to figure out whether hopping on World of Warcraft or* Facebook* "suggests an unwillingness to abide by rules." Get back to us on that, spyboys.
