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No surprise here, though I love this article:
Restricted data once again leaked on War Thunder forums

This is the latest in a growing list of similar incidents. Previous leaks involved documentation for the UK’s Challenger 2 main battle tank, France’s Leclerc, China’s ZTZ-99, the Eurocopter Tiger, and several U.S. aircraft including the F-16, F-15E, F-117, and most recently, the Eurofighter Typhoon.

But what is real funny, and shows the depth of research done is:
Some players are claiming the document is classified, while others insist it’s not. The confusion comes from the fact that the AV-8B Harrier manual posted on the War Thunder forum isn’t marked “Classified” in the top-secret or confidential sense, but it is still legally restricted.

The manual carries a label called “Distribution Statement C,” a designation used by the U.S. Department of Defense. This means the document is intended only for use by U.S. government agencies and authorised contractors. It cannot be legally shared with the public. That alone is enough to trigger a removal and ban under War Thunder’s rules, which explicitly prohibit posting any content that is restricted or export-controlled.

So when people say it’s “classified,” what they often mean is that it’s not cleared for public release, even if the actual classification level is technically lower than secret or top secret.

Distribution Statement C is one of many pre-defined distro types for unclassified information. It isn't "technically" lower, it IS lower because it is unclassified.

Yes I'm nitpicking, but a publication which purports to talk about defense news could do a better job of explaining the circumstances. It is Controlled Unclassified Information or CUI, which we've discussed at length here on the board.

That story reads like a Task and Purpose article. Ugh.
 
If my farts in public killed people I'd have a higher body count than Obama's drone program. Combatants, women, children, White, Black, straight, gay...no one could hide. I'd be on my 27th wife or something. Publix would install facial recognition to keep me out of its stores. TSA at Orlando Int'l would have me on a watch list.

I'd be a goddamn legend.
 
If my farts in public killed people I'd have a higher body count than Obama's drone program. Combatants, women, children, White, Black, straight, gay...no one could hide. I'd be on my 27th wife or something. Publix would install facial recognition to keep me out of its stores. TSA at Orlando Int'l would have me on a watch list.

I'd be a goddamn legend.

Ditto homie
 
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